Those who preach identity politics ‘are full of hypocrisy and opportunism’

Sky News host Chris Kenny says those who preach identity politics “really are full of hypocrisy and opportunism” amid a recent “ugly” event to take place within South Australian politics.

Mr Kenny said an “ugly political story” has emerged which involves Liberal John Dawkins who is a member of the South Australian Legislative Council.

“Last week when the cushy job came up to be the president of the Upper House he decided to run against his own party’s official nomination, and he got it,” Mr Kenny said.

“But what has this got to do with identity politics,” he said.

“Well, of course Dawkins only got to do this because the Labor Party voted for him”.

“Yes, Labor, that’s the same Labor Party that preaches about the need for more women in leadership positions, they even promote quotas for women in politics, and they also argue we need more ethnic diversity in politics and leadership”.

“But in this case, to make mischief for the government, Labor voted for the old white guy instead of the Liberal Party’s choice” which was set to be Jing Lee, who is the first Malaysian born Chinese migrant to be elected to the South Australian Parliament.

“But Labor blocked her from a leadership role in order to embarrass the South Australian government,” Mr Kenny said.

“A cheap political stunt mattered more than supporting a migrant woman to achieve a significant political position”.

“Just remember this the next time you hear labor talk about diversity”.