Article 6M08M Bridget Archer leads criticism after Peter Dutton compares pro-Palestine protest to Port Arthur massacre

Bridget Archer leads criticism after Peter Dutton compares pro-Palestine protest to Port Arthur massacre

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Sarah Basford Canales and Luca Ittimani
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Tasmanian Liberal MP labels comments wholly inappropriate' after PM says he was taken aback' by opposition leader's speech

Peter Dutton has drawn widespread criticism, including from one of his own MPs, for comparing the 1996 mass murder of 35 people at Port Arthur to a pro-Palestine protest at the Sydney Opera House.

Tasmanian Liberal backbencher Bridget Archer labelled Dutton's comments incredibly disrespectful" and wholly inappropriate".

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