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Greens leader threatens legal action against attorney-general over 'defamatory' comments (www.sbs.com.au)

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Adam Bandt said comments Mark Dreyfus made about the Greens and pro-Palestinian activists were "utterly unfounded".

Greens leader Adam Bandt says his lawyers have written to Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus over "defamatory" comments.

Dreyfus made the comments about pro-Palestinian protests in an interview with the ABC.

It comes after the government and Opposition condemned the protests and accused the Greens of inflaming tensions.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago

This would be a good use of defamation laws, the implications if this case goes ahead would lead to much better behaviour from politicians and perhaps force a bit more truth into political advertising