Controversial men's rights activist Bettina Arndt is facing criticism over comments she made on the brutal murder of Hannah Clarke and her three children
A Victorian State Liberal MP has called for Bettina Arndt's Order of Australia award to be revoked after comments she made on theMr Arndt congratulated a Queensland detective, who has since been removed from the case, after he suggested that estranged husband Rowan Baxter was"driven too far" before burning his family in a car.
On Saturday, Liberal Member for Kew Tim Smith wrote to the Council for the Order of Australia to voice his dismay. "Ms Arndt's comments ... are totally at odds with the values of the Australian people, the Crown and the Australian Government," he said.Mr Smith claimed Ms Arndt's comments had"brought disrepute on the Order" and as a result, the award should be cancelled."I deeply regret involving the Order of Australia in controversy [as] our honour system has been designed over the decades to be above rancour, but in this instance, I do believe a line has been crossed.
"A young family has been murdered by their father and ex-partner, a crime that is completely indefensible. Please shut up, you are sounding like someone who has completely lost the plot," he wrote. This is completely crackers. Your logic is perverse. A young family has been murdered by their father and ex-partner, a crime that is completely indefensible. Please shut up, you are sounding like someone who has completely lost the plot.
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