Coalition Moved to Silence MP on Anti-Semitism, Labor Left Stunned

The clash erupted after the attorney general accused the Opposition of ‘politicising the issue.’

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus and the Referendum Working Group addresses the media after the Constitution Alteration (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice) 2023 bill in introduced to the Federal Parliament in Canberra, Australia, on March 30, 2023. Martin Ollman/Getty Images

Question Time in Parliament turned into a fiery battleground as the Coalition sought to silence Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus in the middle of his response on anti-Semitism.

The clash erupted after Dreyfus accused the Opposition of “politicising the issue,” leading to a dramatic intervention from Coalition MPs.