Opposition attempts to move bill but possible expulsion of Moira Deeming from Liberals threatens to expose party faultlines
A spokesperson for Dreyfus told Guardian Australia “the attorney general’s department has been considering matters related to the prohibition of Nazi symbols for some months”.
He labelled Nazi symbols “horrific”, and referred to the “horror” of the salute as “an act of violence in itself”.“These symbols have been used for what has become the symbol of the worst of humanity. And I was stunned to see them appearing in Melbourne. I was horrified to see them appearing in Melbourne … we all were.
Dick said the debate about antisemitism was “sensitive and highly emotive in nature”, prompting a walk-out from about half of Coalition members before he ruled that the comment need not be withdrawn.
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