The opposition leader accused the national broadcaster of failing to understand why Hezbollah is listed as a terrorist organisation, in a tense exchange with a reporter.
Peter Dutton has accused the national broadcaster of failing to understand why the Lebanese militant group, Hezbollah, is listed by Australia as a terrorist organisation in a terse press conference where the opposition leader rebuked an ABC reporter for her questions.
Dutton responded: “Israel is a democracy. It’s not run by a terrorist organisation. Hezbollah is a terrorist organisation. They’re a listed terrorist organisation. And if people are in favour of a terrorist organisation, they should declare it, and authorities should deal with them.” The opposition leader repeatedly cut off the young reporter to tell her to repeat the question in its original form.X/Twitter
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