I'm not Peter Dutton! Australian politician's namesakes distance themselves online

People with same name find themselves the target of Twitter abuse but fight back with wit and wisdom

Peter Duttons from around the world have distanced themselves from the Australian MP who shares their name, as the former immigration minister mounted another leadership challenge to prime minister Malcolm Turnbull.

It’s a common occurrence for the Duttons – who have previously received online abuse for the MP’s comments on immigration, his record as a minister, and a 2016 incident where he called a female journalist “a mad fucking witch”.

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