Labor Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus sparked a major controversy in the Australian parliament by accusing the federal Coalition of 'politicising' antisemitism. Dreyfus, the most senior Jewish MP in the Albanese government, made the remarks during a heated exchange, ultimately calling the opposition 'disgusting'. The incident stems from a debate regarding new hate speech legislation and followed Dreyfus's opposition to the bill, which he reportedly publicly criticized before being overruled by the Prime Minister. The opposition condemned Dreyfus's comments and called for his retraction, while Prime Minister Anthony Albanese defended his Attorney-General, arguing his personal experiences with antisemitism fueled his strong response.
Labor Attorney-General and Jewish MP Mark Dreyfus sparked a heated dispute in parliament on Monday after he accused the federal Coalition of"politicising" antisemitism and described them as"disgusting".Labor Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus sparked a heated dispute in parliament on Monday after he accused the federal Coalition of “politicising” antisemitism.
“I do not need the Leader of the Opposition or any of those opposite to tell me what antisemitism is, or how seriously I should take. When this was unsuccessful, the Manager of Opposition Business Michael Sukkar called on the Speaker to ask the Attorney General to withdraw his remarks, describing them as “highly disorderly and unparliamentary”.
The Albanese government’s most senior Jewish MP made the remarks during a heated and emotional response that ended with him calling the opposition frontbench “disgusting”. Picture: Supplied. “No government has done more to combat the abhorrent and shocking rise in antisemitism than this government. The Liberals talk about it and this government acts,” Mr Dreyfus said.
It was then that the Speaker attempted to silence interjections from the House and Mr Dreyfus made his controversial remarks.
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