Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan clashed with a Melbourne reporter over her response to a Labor Party meme targeting Peter Dutton and his wife. Allan vehemently denied claims that she initially declined to comment on the controversial post, asserting that she condemned it promptly and clearly.
Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has engaged in a fiery exchange with a Melbourne reporter, angrily rejecting questions about her response to a Labor Party meme targeting Peter Dutton and his wife. Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has engaged in a fiery exchange with a Melbourne reporter following questions about a Labor Party meme targeting Peter Dutton and his wife, Kirilly.
Questions about the timing of her condemnation prompted an angry response on Thursday, after a journalist asked why the Premier had initially declined to comment and then took a full day to criticise the post. When the journalist said it was her understanding the Premier had initially declined to comment when contacted by the Australian, Ms Allan interjected to again reject the claim.
Mr Dutton hit out at Labor over the post, declaring he would never go after Mr Albanese's fiancé Jodie Haydon. Picture: NewsWire / Linda Higginson The Victorian Labor account had added a tagline to the image which read, “justifying dating your new partner to your friends who don’t like him”, as well as a comment on the post that said “We all know that one couple”.
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