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1st in over a century. Love it - Peter Dutton says he 'accepts responsibility' for Aston by-election loss
"Australia is now almost entirely held by Labor – but that doesn’t necessarily make life easier for leaders"
A Trump-type, without the criminality and the extremely extreme disregard
for the truth Trump has always exhibited. Dutton can't last long as leader.
By political reporter Jake Evans
Posted 5h ago, updated 1h ago
Video. Duration: 2 minutes 41 seconds - Opposition Leader Peter Dutton admits he failed the test he set for the Aston by-election.
Much longer YT
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says he takes responsibility for the Liberal Party's astonishing loss at the Aston by-election yesterday.
Key points:
*Peter Dutton admits he failed his own test for the Aston by-election
* The Liberal leader said Aston would be a "verdict" on the leaders of both parties
* Mr Dutton says he should still remain Liberal leader
The Liberal Party's defeat in the outer-Melbourne electorate was the first time in more than 100 years that an opposition party has lost a seat to the government in a by-election.
During the campaign, Mr Dutton said the result would be a "verdict on the leaders, no doubt about that".
He conceded to ABC's Insiders that he had failed his own test.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-02/dutton-defends-aston-by-election-loss/102176908
Dutton is the hard-wrong of Australia's hard-right. A jerk in many eyes.
Peter Dutton: A brief history of the man who wants to be Prime Minister
He is the hard-nosed Home Affairs minister known for “stopping the boats” and now
Peter Dutton has put his political future on the line challenging the Prime Minister.
[...]
Controversial comments
Whether embarrassing gaffes or deliberate attempts to stir up what he calls the "crazy left", Mr Dutton's statements regularly cause outrage.
In January he said Melburnians were “scared to go out to restaurants” because of 'African gang' violence.
Then Prime Minister Tony Abbott laughs at an inappropriate comment from Peter Dutton about
rising sea levels threatening Pacific Islands. Source: AAP
He had to apologise after being caught on camera making a joke about rising sea levels threatening low-lying Pacific Islands. Another apology was required for calling journalist Samantha Maiden a “mad f***ing witch” in a text message that he meant to send to a colleague but accidentally sent to Maiden.
As the enforcer of Australia's tough offshore detention policy, he has regularly clashed with refugee advocates over conditions on Nauru and Manus Island and his refusal to allow asylum seekers access to medical care on the mainland.
Among his more offensive comments about refugees, he once said allowing Lebanese Muslim refugees into Australia in the 1970s was a “mistake” accusing them of being responsible for higher crime rates in Western Sydney.
In response to a Greens proposal to boost Australia’s refugee intake, he once said “illiterate and innumerate” asylum seekers would take local jobs or languish on the dole.
He showed an unusual level of compassion for “persecuted” South African farmers, proposing a special visa be made available to them – an idea that was rejected by most of his colleagues and caused a diplomatic rift with South African leaders.
While he’s known for his uncompromising stance on immigration, his supporters insist he has a deeper, caring side.
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/peter-dutton-a-brief-history-of-the-man-who-wants-to-be-prime-minister/iu83e09wu
See also:
Australian conservative Peter Dutton attacks court decision on medevac. Echoes of Trump's
attacks on the courts on early decisions regarding his flub immigration executive orders.
"Federal election 2019: Dutton's apology over disability slur 'humble thing to do', says PM – politics live"
Peter Dutton says boat arrivals will rise following court decision on medevac
2019 - https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=149490867
Att: rooster, Another Australian conservative rejects Trumpism.
"Att: rooster - The Wentworth byelection isn't just a loss for the Liberals. It's a disaster"
2018 - https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=145129845
Canada has rescued 800 times more Syrian refugees than Australia, figures show
2016 - https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=121193349
"Australia is now almost entirely held by Labor – but that doesn’t necessarily make life easier for leaders"
A Trump-type, without the criminality and the extremely extreme disregard
for the truth Trump has always exhibited. Dutton can't last long as leader.
By political reporter Jake Evans
Posted 5h ago, updated 1h ago
Video. Duration: 2 minutes 41 seconds - Opposition Leader Peter Dutton admits he failed the test he set for the Aston by-election.
Much longer YT
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says he takes responsibility for the Liberal Party's astonishing loss at the Aston by-election yesterday.
Key points:
*Peter Dutton admits he failed his own test for the Aston by-election
* The Liberal leader said Aston would be a "verdict" on the leaders of both parties
* Mr Dutton says he should still remain Liberal leader
The Liberal Party's defeat in the outer-Melbourne electorate was the first time in more than 100 years that an opposition party has lost a seat to the government in a by-election.
During the campaign, Mr Dutton said the result would be a "verdict on the leaders, no doubt about that".
He conceded to ABC's Insiders that he had failed his own test.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-02/dutton-defends-aston-by-election-loss/102176908
Dutton is the hard-wrong of Australia's hard-right. A jerk in many eyes.
Peter Dutton: A brief history of the man who wants to be Prime Minister
He is the hard-nosed Home Affairs minister known for “stopping the boats” and now
Peter Dutton has put his political future on the line challenging the Prime Minister.
[...]
Controversial comments
Whether embarrassing gaffes or deliberate attempts to stir up what he calls the "crazy left", Mr Dutton's statements regularly cause outrage.
In January he said Melburnians were “scared to go out to restaurants” because of 'African gang' violence.
Then Prime Minister Tony Abbott laughs at an inappropriate comment from Peter Dutton about
rising sea levels threatening Pacific Islands. Source: AAP
He had to apologise after being caught on camera making a joke about rising sea levels threatening low-lying Pacific Islands. Another apology was required for calling journalist Samantha Maiden a “mad f***ing witch” in a text message that he meant to send to a colleague but accidentally sent to Maiden.
As the enforcer of Australia's tough offshore detention policy, he has regularly clashed with refugee advocates over conditions on Nauru and Manus Island and his refusal to allow asylum seekers access to medical care on the mainland.
Among his more offensive comments about refugees, he once said allowing Lebanese Muslim refugees into Australia in the 1970s was a “mistake” accusing them of being responsible for higher crime rates in Western Sydney.
In response to a Greens proposal to boost Australia’s refugee intake, he once said “illiterate and innumerate” asylum seekers would take local jobs or languish on the dole.
He showed an unusual level of compassion for “persecuted” South African farmers, proposing a special visa be made available to them – an idea that was rejected by most of his colleagues and caused a diplomatic rift with South African leaders.
While he’s known for his uncompromising stance on immigration, his supporters insist he has a deeper, caring side.
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/peter-dutton-a-brief-history-of-the-man-who-wants-to-be-prime-minister/iu83e09wu
See also:
Australian conservative Peter Dutton attacks court decision on medevac. Echoes of Trump's
attacks on the courts on early decisions regarding his flub immigration executive orders.
"Federal election 2019: Dutton's apology over disability slur 'humble thing to do', says PM – politics live"
Peter Dutton says boat arrivals will rise following court decision on medevac
2019 - https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=149490867
Att: rooster, Another Australian conservative rejects Trumpism.
"Att: rooster - The Wentworth byelection isn't just a loss for the Liberals. It's a disaster"
2018 - https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=145129845
Canada has rescued 800 times more Syrian refugees than Australia, figures show
2016 - https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=121193349
It was Plato who said, “He, O men, is the wisest, who like Socrates, knows that his wisdom is in truth worth nothing”
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