BANDT BASHING
Greens leader Adam Bandt has been criticised by both major parties for “spreading misinformation” and allegedly encouraging pro-Palestine protesters to target electoral offices, The Age reports. Labor MPs called Bandt a “fraud” and a “liar”, while Opposition Leader Peter Dutton supported the criticism, implying that Bandt was encouraging antisemitism. In response, Bandt said “I will not be lectured to about peace and non-violence by people who backed the invasion of Gaza,” and attempted to move a motion to condemn the government in relation to Australian-made parts that went into aircraft used to bomb Gaza.
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