Shock over Dutton’s Port Arthur comments

The Opposition Leader sparked fierce criticism for the remarks he made during a speech on Wednesday night, warning about the rise in anti-Semitism.

On Friday, Mr Dutton fronted up on the Today show where he again defended the remarks when asked if he went too far. “Penny Wong never went to cabinet with this proposal. It’s not agreed to by the Palestinian leaders here in Australia,” he said.“Labor has had as its policy for a very long time, the whole time I’ve been a member of the Labor Party, support for a two state solution,” he told Nine.Mr Shorten said the comments were a ‘mistake’.

“I think Peter, you know, has got to make his point. That’s his job. But I think he should work with the Prime Minister to call out inflammatory language here.”“John Howard stood up for our country at a time when he needed moral clarity. He did that he changed the course of history with gun laws,” he said.

When asked about the internal criticism, Mr Dutton responded: “Oh … by one backbencher whom I respect but has a different view on many issues and that’s fine.” “Peter is a conviction politician who says what he means, not what he expects people to hear,” deputy Sussan Ley rationalised on Seven.

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