Chris Moore, the One Nation candidate running for the seat of Greenvale on Melbourne's north-western fringe, has issued an apology following the emergence of derogatory social media statements he published between 2010 and 2012.
The online posts included repeated slurs directed at Australian-Indians, derogatory remarks regarding lesbians and refugees, and comments targeting former prime minister Julia Gillard. Additionally, Moore compared a woman wearing a burqa to a rubbish bag and made disparaging comments about a colleague.
Further information is expected to emerge as the story continues to develop.
