The controversial Senator has refused to back down over inflammatory remarks made in the wake of the Christchurch shootings. 9News
Controversial Senator Fraser Anning has claimed a plan to censure him in the Senate is "an attack on freedom of speech", refusing to back down over inflammatory remarks made in the wake of the Christchurch shootings.
The Coalition and the Opposition have agreed to team up to move a censure motion against Senator Anning as early as today, after he blamed Muslim immigration for the massacre."I merely pointed out that immigration from Muslim countries invariably escalates terror attacks," he said.The independent Senator claimed Prime Minister Scott Morrison had "endorsed" his remarks by pledging $570 million funding in the Budget, to be unveiled this evening, to combat counter-terror.
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