Election forum walkouts after Craig Kelly labels vaccine mandates ‘an abuse of human rights’

Former Liberal MP's claims at forum in southern Sydney seat of Hughes leaves other candidates perplexed

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Several audience members walked out of a candidates' forum in the southern Sydney seat of Hughes on Wednesday evening after the maverick MP Craig Kelly labelled mandatory vaccination in workplaces an abuse of human rights" and a very dark period in Australia's history".

Kelly, who quit the Liberal party last year, and is now standing for the United Australia party, said Australia was violating human rights by allowing workplaces to insist on vaccination.

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