Australian acting PM's 'all lives matter' comment labelled 'beyond disgusting'

Greens accuse Coalition government of trying to win votes from a rabble of far-right nationalists, racists and conspiracy theorists' after Michael McCormack's remarks

Australia's acting prime minister, Michael McCormack, has been criticised for beyond disgusting" comments, after he stated that all lives matter" when defending previous comments comparing the deadly US Capitol siege to Black Lives Matter protests.

Rejecting calls from Amnesty International to retract the comparison, McCormack referred to lives lost in violence associated with Black Lives Matter protests in the US, telling reporters on Tuesday: I appreciate there are a lot of people out there who are being a bit bleeding heart about this, and who are confecting outrage, but they should know that those lives matter too. All lives matter."