‘Something is rotten in the state of Australia’: Peter Dutton blames police and Labor for rise in antisemitism
Opposition leader says ‘national moral fog’ has made antisemitism permissible in speech at Sydney Opera HouseFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe opposition leader, Peter Dutton, has blamed police and Labor political leaders for what he calls an unprecedented and unchecked rise in antisemitism, declaring “something is rotten in the state of Australia”.In a speech on Wednesday evening in which he forcefully defended Israel and framed a series of domestic policy proposals in the context of the Israel-Gaza conflict, Dutton also accused Penny Wong of being “reckless” in advocating for Palestinian statehood as essential to sustainable Middle East peace. He called the foreign minister’s remarks at a security conference on Tuesday “utterly illogical, ill-timed and inappropriate”. Continue reading...
Opposition leader says ‘national moral fog’ has made antisemitism permissible in speech at Sydney Opera House
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The opposition leader, Peter Dutton, has blamed police and Labor political leaders for what he calls an unprecedented and unchecked rise in antisemitism, declaring “something is rotten in the state of Australia”.
In a speech on Wednesday evening in which he forcefully defended Israel and framed a series of domestic policy proposals in the context of the Israel-Gaza conflict, Dutton also accused Penny Wong of being “reckless” in advocating for Palestinian statehood as essential to sustainable Middle East peace. He called the foreign minister’s remarks at a security conference on Tuesday “utterly illogical, ill-timed and inappropriate”. Continue reading...
