Deputy Opposition leader Sussan Ley has defended a tweet she wrote about "foreign criminals" allegedly assaulting women in Victoria, as tensions between the coalition and government rise ahead of the Dunkley by-election.
Deputy Opposition leader Sussan Ley has defended a tweet she wrote about " foreign criminals " allegedly assaulting women in Victoria , as tensions between the coalition and government rise ahead of the Dunkley by-election. The tweet came after the Coalition raised in Question Time yesterday allegations that a man released from immigration detention following a major High Court ruling had stalked and sexually assaulted a woman. Police have since retracted charges against the man.
Shortly after Question Time, Ley tweeted that people should "send Labor a message," when they vote in the Victorian seat on Saturday. "If you live in Frankston and you've got a problem with Victorian women being assaulted by foreign criminals, vote against Labor. If you do not want to see Australian women being assaulted by foreign criminals, vote against Labor." Later in the day, Victoria Police announced they had dropped all charges against the man and said the case was one of mistaken identity
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