Julian Hill (Bruce, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

I was approached by many Australians over the weekend, appalled by the Treasurer's disgraceful performance last week. He thought he was being funny, attacking Labor for showing interest in New Zealand's innovative Wellbeing Budget, but he did so by mocking Indian and Hindu culture and their religious practices. He denigrated ashrams, yoga and meditation. The Treasurer would not make such jokes about Christians or Muslims, or his own Jewish faith, would he? So why are the ancient practices of Hindus and Indians so funny to him?

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