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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Sharlotte Thou

Afternoon Update: Dutton ‘dangerously’ conflates issues; lowest seven-day Covid death rate in two years; and a 45kg jackfruit

Australian opposition leader Peter Dutton delivers the Tom Hughes Oration at the Sydney Opera House
Peter Dutton compared pro-Palestine protests at the Sydney Opera House to the 1996 Port Arthur massacre during his Tom Hughes Oration. Photograph: Steven Saphore/AAP

Good afternoon and welcome to the Afternoon Update.

Peter Dutton’s comparison of the 9 October pro-Palestine protests at the Sydney Opera House to the 1996 Port Arthur massacre has drawn widespread criticism – including from the Tasmanian premier.

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