PM Orders Removal of Meme Mocking Opposition Leader and Spouse

The Victorian branch of the Labor Party had to remove the meme one hour after it was posted.

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton and wife Kirilly Dutton arrive at the National Press Club in Canberra, Australia, on Feb. 21, 2018. AAP Image/Mick Tsikas

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has ordered the removal of a meme mocking Opposition Leader Peter Dutton and his wife on social media.

On Dec. 30, the Victorian branch of Labor posted a meme on its social media accounts, which featured a photo of the couple and a quote from the wife, Kirilly Dutton, who said of her husband, “He is not a monster.”