Wednesday 18 May 2022 02:04 AM Liberal candidate for Lilley Vivan Lobo twice referred to as doctor on Pakistan ... trends now
An embattled Liberal candidate failed to correct a presenter when he was twice referred to as a doctor on Pakistan TV despite not holding a doctorate.
Vivian Lobo, who is also under police investigation for allegedly lying about his electoral enrolment, appeared on 72News in September 2020.
The candidate, whose full name is Vivian Rakesh Lobo, was referred to as a 'Dr Rakesh' and 'Dr Vivian' in the program and also appeared on a graphic with that honorific promoting the program.
He talked up a Bachelor of Agribusiness course at the Leaders Institute, a registered training organisation in Brisbane he worked for as an administrative and marketing officer.
Mr Lobo is standing for the Liberal party in the ultra-marginal northern Brisbane seat of Lilley, which hold holds with a margin of just 0.6 per cent.
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An embattled Liberal candidate appeared on a Pakistan TV show to sell an Australian training course and was touted as a doctor twice even though he doesn't have that qualification (pictured is 72News promotional material)
At no point during the English-language part of the interview did Mr Lobo attempt to correct the interviewer, Alizar Abbas, who presented The Student Corner program.
'Honestly speaking, Dr Rakesh, you literally sold me the course the time when you said we have a six-month rate,' the presenter said.
'That is amazing, honesty that is so easy for an international student considering the fact the amount of social pressure he faces, the amount of economical pressure he faces.'
At the end of the 41-minute program, Mr Lobo is referred to as a doctor again by the presenter.
'Thank you so much, Dr Vivian,' he said.
The Queensland Liberal National Party told Daily Mail Australia that Mr Lobo corrected the record after the TV interview.
'Mr Lobo has never referred to himself as a doctor - programming errors are a matter for the network and should be directed to 72News,' a spokeswoman said.
Mr Lobo doesn't hold a doctorate but his LinkedIn profile states he started a PhD at Torrens University's Brisbane campus in September 2020.
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