No campaign secretly sacked two volunteers for ‘racist views’, Warren Mundine confirms

The No campaign is facing fresh questions after a leading spokesman revealed he’d expelled two volunteers for their racist views.

A prominent No campaigner is under pressure after he revealed he secretly expelled two volunteers due to their racist views.

Warren Mundine confirmed the sackings during a lively radio interview on Tuesday morning but declined to name the two people involved.

“They're not prominent people, they were people who were working for us as volunteers,” he told ABC Radio.

“I've gotten rid of them and I don’t accept any racial comments from anyone in regard to these issues.”

Mr Mundine said one of the remarks made was “very anti-Semitic” but stressed the comments were not about Indigenous people.

“I’m not going to wear that crap,” he said.

Warren Mundine (pictured) revealed the sackings on radio on Tuesday. Picture: Sky News

“We have these people, they're a minority, a tiny minority within the Australian make-up and we’re going to make sure that’s going to remain that.”

But the Liberals for Yes group said Mr Mundine’s interview raised more questions than answers.

The group said the referendum debate was too important for “political cover ups and secret sackings to be allowed to remain in the cover of darkness”.

“The No campaign must immediately release the full details of the secret sackings of these campaign workers and explain in detail the reason for their unprecedented action,” it said in a statement.

The Liberals for Yes also urged Mr Mundine to detail why he’s sacked two volunteers while allowing Gary Johns to remain as president of the Recognise a Better Way organisation.

“The No campaign must also clearly explain why while sacking these two campaign workers, they have allowed Mr Gary Johns – the President of the No Campaign – to continue to spout his deeply disturbing views about “blood tests” and promoting “interracial” marriage,” the group said.

Ex-Labor minister Mr Johns refused to quit the no campaign despite calls for him to resign after he claimed blood tests should be taken to prove Aboriginality.

The referendum to enshrine an Indigenous voice in the constitution is expected to be held in October.

But fresh polling has cast doubt on its success with Victoria and Tasmania the only states returning a Yes vote.

The Resolve Political Monitor conducted for the Nine Newspapers found support for the voice had fallen to 46 per cent, down from 63 per cent a year ago.

To succeed a referendum must have a majority of voters across Australia and four out of six states to cast a yes ballot.

Originally published as No campaign secretly sacked two volunteers for ‘racist views’, Warren Mundine confirms