Palaszczuk cuts Katter party staff over Fraser Anning speech

Queensland premier says ‘We have the right to free speech in our parliaments, but that free speech is not free of consequence’

The Queensland premier, Annastacia Palaszczuk, will withdraw the generous staffing arrangements made for Katter’s Australian party MPs in Queensland parliament a speech made by KAP senator Fraser Anning.

Anning sparked public and political backlash when he used the Nazi-associated phrase “final solution” during his inaugural parliamentary speech criticising Muslim immigration.

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