Tacky isn't a word often uttered in the same sentence as Vogue editor Anna Wintour's name.
But Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton says it was "a bit tacky" of the fashionista to speak out against the prime minister's stance on gay rights.
During a speech at an Australian Open function in Melbourne, Wintour said Prime Minister Scott Morrison appeared "backward in all senses" on LGBTQ rights.
"I thought it was a bit tacky actually, to be honest," Mr Dutton told Nine's Today Show on Friday.
"Somebody coming here to criticise, to make a statement that wasn't factually correct anyway, is pretty shabby.
"I mean, she thrives on media and attention - good luck."
The Vogue editor also made reference to the government's slow progress to remove discrimination against gay students in schools.
"That no one can be expelled from school for their orientation should not require clarification," she said.
Fashion Editor Anna Winter, Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban watching the semifinal match between Danielle Collins and Petra Kvitova at the Australian Open (AAP). Source: AAP
"A government should protect its people, not make it unclear whether they will be accepted."
The Vogue editor didn't stop there, adding Australian tennis great Margaret Court to her hit list for her opposition to same-sex marriage.
But Ms Court has returned serve, dismissing the magazine editor's remarks.
"The saddest thing is someone coming from America and telling us in this nation what to do," Ms Court told The West Australian on Friday.
Anna Wintour, Craig Tiley and Jayne Hrdlicka attending the Women's Day Ceremony during day 11 of the 2019 Australian Open. Source: AAP
"I've loved my nation, played for my nation. There's probably no one who has been more supportive of, or spoke more highly of, the game of tennis."
Ms Wintour has an ally in former foreign affairs minister Julie Bishop, who told The Australian the editor had some "pretty pertinent points to make".
