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Liberal senator suggests Albanese should have intervened to stop pro-Palestine protests

The federal opposition’s home affairs spokesperson, James Paterson, says Anthony Albanese should have used “the status of the office of prime minister” to demand that no pro-Palestine protests occur on the anniversary of the 7 October attacks.

What I am saying is the prime minister should have shown leadership, and I know that would be something surprising and new and different for him on these issues, but he should have made it clear, and he should have gone direct to community leaders and used the relationships and the status of the office of prime minister that he holds to say this is utterly unacceptable and it must not proceed.

We’re not saying that you can’t protest for the Palestinian cause. We’re just saying, pick any other day of the year than the seventh of October.

I believe very strongly that those planning any events on October 7 should think again and should recognise that that is not the time to engage in that activity.