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.
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