Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has denied claims that the message from the ASIO boss to tone down language following the Hamas attack on Israel was directed at him. ASIO's boss, Mike Burgess called on all parties to be careful about the language they use due to concerns of 'opportunistic violence' in Australia following the attack on Israel.
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has denied claims that the message from the ASIO boss to tone down language following the Hamas attack on Israel was directed at him.
ASIO's boss, Mike Burgess called on all parties to be careful about the language they use due to concerns of"opportunistic violence" in Australia following the attack on Israel. Mr Dutton said he spoke to Mr Burgess privately on Thursday and that the statement released wasn’t aimed at him. “I’m sure if Mr Burgess had a message to deliver to me, he would have delivered it privately,” he told Sky News Australia.
“I mean you can run with the chatter the Prime Minister’s office is doing at the moment or you can draw the logical conclusion.”Read More
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