{"id":109922,"date":"2024-08-18T15:23:34","date_gmt":"2024-08-18T05:23:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=109922"},"modified":"2024-08-18T15:23:37","modified_gmt":"2024-08-18T05:23:37","slug":"dutton-reportedly-seeks-legal-advice-after-steggalls-racist-dig-over-gaza-visa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=109922","title":{"rendered":"Dutton reportedly seeks legal advice after Steggall\u2019s \u2018racist\u2019 dig over Gaza visa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Peter Dutton is seeking legal advice after being called \u201cracist\u201d during a heated House debate on visas for Palestinians fleeing Gaza, Sky News reported on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The opposition leader earlier this week moved a motion to suspend standing orders and debate Gaza visas, giving him the floor to accuse the government of dropping the ball on national security<\/a> and make the case for a blanket ban on people fleeing the war-torn Palestinian territory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But things boiled over when independent MP Zali Steggall told the House about a Palestinian refugee in her electorate who came \u201cto Australia under a visa approved by the Morrison government under the same systems.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mr Dutton interjected several times, prompting Ms Steggall to snap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe heard you in silence,\u201d she told the Liberal leader, after multiple interjections from Mr Dutton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou can hear me in silence. Stop being racist!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms Steggall withdrew her comment, which was protected under parliamentary privilege, but repeated the claim several times outside the House.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Peter Dutton has since proclaimed he is not a racist<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Peter Dutton is seeking legal advice after being called \u2018racist\u2019 by another MP for his call to ban visas for those fleeing Gaza.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":109309,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[273,999,35],"tags":[9721,10648,12657],"class_list":["post-109922","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-australia","category-australia-politics","category-breaking-news","tag-immigration-policy","tag-peter-dutton","tag-zali-steggal"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t