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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Paul Karp Chief political correspondent

Pro-Palestine protests closing MPs’ electorate offices ‘have no place in a democracy’, Albanese says

Anthony Albanese
Prime minister Anthony Albanese said the idea ‘that constituents would be blocked from getting help on social security and migration is appalling’. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP

Anthony Albanese and Labor have denounced protests outside their offices as a bad development for democracy, with MPs alleging in some instances they and their staff have been intimidated.

Albanese and three Labor MPs raised concerns in caucus on Tuesday in a sign of growing impatience with the community division over whether the Australian government has done enough to oppose Israel’s military operations in Gaza.

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