This is the moment Sarah Hanson-Young interjected as National Party leader David Littleproud defended the Coalition’s calls to halt Palestinians fleeing war-torn Gaza from entering Australia.
National Party leader David Littleproud was caught off-guard when Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young interjected as he defended the Opposition's call to ban Palestinian refugees. Littleproud was on Thursday morning backing recent remarks by Opposition leader Peter Dutton, who has called for an entry ban on Palestinians fleeing war-torn Gaza and claimed they are a national security risk.
" Since the October 7 attacks by Hamas the government has rejected 7,111 visa applications from Palestinians and granted 2,922, as of 12 August. About 1,300 of those with approved visas have resettled in Australia. Dutton made the comments without consulting Coalition frontbench members as a captain's call, which is understood to have surprised Opposition MPs. Government and crossbench MPs are among those who have been critical of Dutton's remarks .
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