'I think it’s great': Peter Dutton praises Australia Day billboard featuring Muslim girls

By Michael Koziol
Updated January 19 2017 - 10:08pm, first published 9:19pm
"People have different elements to their dress and their culture that they embrace": Peter Dutton defends Islamic dress. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
"People have different elements to their dress and their culture that they embrace": Peter Dutton defends Islamic dress. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
The Australia Day billboard that featured two young girls in hijab.
The Australia Day billboard that featured two young girls in hijab.
The billboard featuring two Muslim Australian girls was removed following complaints from some constituents. Photo: Victorian Government
The billboard featuring two Muslim Australian girls was removed following complaints from some constituents. Photo: Victorian Government

Immigration Minister Peter Dutton has praised an Australia Day billboard featuring two Muslim Australian girls in hijabs, and backed the wearing of Islamic dress in public.

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