“Charles Boydell Dutton is a man of sublime parts. If he isn’t an idiot himself, he must fancy that the average elector is a born fool…”

Immigration minister Peter Dutton upset a lot of people last week with his comments about refugees who come to Australia without speaking English.

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It has prompted some people to share stories of their "illiterate" family members who made it in Australia, despite not initially being able to speak the language.

But Twitter user @jordansgregory took the opportunity to look into Peter Dutton's own family background and he struck gold.

So the starting point is Peter Dutton's parents. A simple Google search reveals their names are Bruce Dutton and Aisla Leitch.

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A search of the 1968 electoral roll in the Queensland seat of Lilley, shows that Peter Dutton's mother worked as a stenographer, while his father was a bricklayer.

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