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 […]
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Sussan Ley compares First Fleet to Elon Musk's Mars mission in Australia Day speech
Sussan Ley says Australia Day should be a celebration of the success of the "daring experiment" by the British First Fleet to establish a settlement at Sydney Cove. (AAP: Paul Braven)
Sussan Ley says the First Fleet embarked on a "daring experiment" to colonise Australia, not an "invasion".
She likened British settlement to billionaire Elon Musk's efforts to build a colony on Mars.
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says he would restore pride to Australia Day […]
Sussan Ley compares First Fleet to Elon Musk's Mars mission in Australia Day speech