Home affairs minister Peter Dutton and opposition member for Dickson Ali France have met for a debate on live radio yesterday afternoon.
Dutton began the meeting by apologising again to his opponent for the north Brisbane seat for claiming she used her disability as an excuse for not living in the electorate.
The Labour candidate thanked Dutton for his apology, keen to move forward in a debate of ideas, but not without sending a clear message regarding disability.
“[It] is not an excuse, it is our reality,” Ms France said, being herself a person living with a disability since her leg was amputated above the knee in 2011.