Malcolm Turnbull labels student protesters ‘fascist bullies’ after speaking event shut down
by Josh Butler from World news | The Guardian on (#634JT)
Former prime minister jeered by University of Sydney students decrying policies of former Coalition government
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Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull has compared student demonstrators to fascist bullies" after a university speaking event was effectively shut down amid jeers and protests over the policies of the former Coalition government.
Protesters at the University of Sydney event denounced Turnbull, an alumni of the institution, as ruling class scum" on Thursday afternoon, with the live event cancelled and moved to an online presentation.
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