Ben Fordham has slammed a ‘nutjob’ Sydney academic for calling out the Prime Minister’s choice of toast.

Nareen Young, who is Professor for Indigenous Policy at the University of Technology Sydney, said Scott Morrison’s admission he ate white bread showed a “deep lack of understanding” about Australia, linking white bread to “Anglo men” and brown bread to the “healthy” working class.

“It sounds like a comedy sketch,” Ben said.

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