Mark Dreyfus and Sussan Ley trade blows over release of convicted terrorist Abdul Nacer Benbrika

Attorney general says Ley needs to take a long hard look at herself' after she criticised him for not attempting to keep Benbrika behind bars

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Mark Dreyfus has accused the opposition of stoking fear in the community and undermining the police in a fierce war of words over the release of convicted terrorist Abdul Nacer Benbrika.

The attorney general took aim at the deputy opposition leader, Sussan Ley, on Wednesday after she criticised him for not attempting to keep Benbrika behind bars.