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The federal opposition’s home affairs spokesperson, James Paterson, says Anthony Albanese should have use “the status of the office of prime minister” to demand that no pro-Palestine protests occur on the anniversary of the 7 October attacks.
During an interview on Sky News this morning, Paterson appeared to concede there was no legal mechanism for the federal government to intervene, but said it was a matter for leadership. Asked to explain his claim that the federal government should have done more to stop protests on 7 October, Paterson said:
What I am saying is the prime minister should have shown leadership, and I know that would be something surprising and new and different for him on these issues, but he should have made it clear, and he should have gone direct to community leaders and used the relationships and the status of the office of prime minister that he holds to say this is utterly unacceptable and it must not proceed.
We’re not saying that you can’t protest for the Palestinian cause. We’re just saying, pick any other day of the year than the seventh of October.
I believe very strongly that those planning any events on October 7 should think again and should recognise that that is not the time to engage in that activity.
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Author : Petra Stock
Publish date : 2024-10-05 22:17:18
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