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Rhys Muldoon, a former Play School host and Labor senator staffer, was axed after unleashing a torrent of offensive, sexist, and racially charged social media posts targeting Peta Credlin and Senator Jacinta Price — including slurs and calling Price a “quisling.” His casual contract ended immediately upon discovery. The fallout sparked national debate over vetting in public roles, with PM Albanese backing the firing and calling the language “unacceptable,” while Credlin questioned how such a history ever got him hired.

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