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Bill Shorten’s office has been vandalised in an apparent response to his calls to “dial down the degree of aggro” in Australia over Israel’s invasion of Gaza.
The NDIS minister and former Labor leader’s office in Moonee Ponds was covered in red paint and graffiti that read “dial down the apartheid Bill”.
He told 3AW this morning that he believed the graffiti was in response to his comments:
Obviously, someone took offence at me saying we should promote social cohesion and dial down the aggro and the confrontation .
I also said in that interview, which has obviously triggered some hoon, that the scenes in the Middle East in Palestine and Gaza and Israel are incredibly distressing.
And, of course, people have a right to have a view about it [and] they’ve got a right to express their view.
But there’s a fine line isn’t there – or maybe it’s not fine, maybe it’s a really easy line to see – where you cross over, and you’re just sort of demonising and attacking people.”
Victoria police at Bill Shorten’s electoral office in Moonee Ponds this morning. Photograph: Joel Carrett/AAPUpdated at 18.53 EST27m ago18.33 ESTMiddle East ceasefire ‘can’t be one-sided’, PM says
The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, says the Australian government welcomes steps towards a ceasefire in Gaza, but reiterated that it “can’t be one sided”.
The PM, who has kept a relatively lower public profile this week after returning from Apec in San Francisco, has been on a media run this morning – holding a press conference, an awkward appearance on FM radio, and a somewhat more dignified spot on ABC Sydney just now.
It’s for the 100th anniversary of ABC radio, and in between telling some log cabin stories about Double J and his childhood, the PM was asked about the agreement in the Middle East.
“We welcome steps towards ceasefire. It can’t be one-sided, but we need to make sure that what we’ve seen occur, beginning with the terrorist action October 7, of course was just devastating,” Albanese said.
“And since then we’ve seen too much life being lost. We mourn every Palestinian and every Israeli who is innocent, who’s been a victim here. And so we welcome any steps towards ceasefire.”
Albanese went on…
2023-11-22 18:43:47
Original from www.theguardian.com
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