The prime minister has called a comparison of the First Fleet to Elon Musk's Mars mission by Sussan Ley "strange".
The deputy Liberal leader had sought to make an analogy about the "daring" expedition to settle Australia.
The Coalition has promised to restore "pride" in Australia Day if it wins the federal election.
Sussan Ley's analogy comparing the arrival of the First Fleet to Australia with Elon Musk's efforts to get to Mars was […]
PM says Sussan Ley's Elon Musk analogy disrespected Indigenous Australians – ABC News