A text message sent by a cellphone carrier calling Australians "flamin' dingoes" has offended a Brookfield man who said he did not like his relatives being compared to dogs.
Peter Le Verne got an automated text message from Vodafone on Sunday afternoon encouraging its customers to make the most of unlimited calls to Australian numbers on Australia Day.
The full text read: "With your unlimited calling to standard Oz numbers, now's a good time to give those flamin' dingoes across the ditch a call & wish them a happy Australia Day".
Mr Le Verne said comparing his relatives who lived in Australia to dogs had offended him.
"I don't think anybody in their right mind would have thought it was okay to send a message like that."