Peter Dutton accused of inflaming tensions over the Middle East; Student debt growing faster than it can be repaid; And in AFL, Brisbane has defeated Melbourne by 22 points.
Student debt growing faster than it can be repaid;Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has defended likening the social significance of a pro-Palestinian protest at the Sydney Opera House to the Port Arthur massacre.
But Labor's Bill Shorten says John Howard received bipartisan support after the Port Arthur massacre which led to gun laws being tightened."Peter's, you know, he's got to make his points, that's his job but I think that he should work with the prime minister to call out inflammatory language rather than throw kerosene on the bonfire of hate.
It come after a racist image that was shared among police on email in 2008 was published in newspapers.
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