House debates Questions without Notice
Tame, Ms Grace
Melissa McIntosh Lindsay, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Women
2:52 pm
My question is to the Prime Minister. A senior member of the Prime Minister's cabinet, the Minister for Social Services and member for Sydney, today refused to specifically condemn Grace Tame's conduct at a Sydney rally where Tame chanted a vile antisemitic slur. Will the Prime Minister today show leadership, disassociate himself from these words and unequivocally condemn this disgusting display of antisemitism by the former Australian of the Year?
Anthony Albanese Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister
I thank the member for her question. I'll make two comments. One is: I'll refer to my previous answer. The second is: we need to not continually look for political opportunities from what is a devastating situation. We need to turn the temperature down.