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| − | '''Fraser Anning''' is an Australian former Senator representing [[Queensland. Appointed to the Senate after the forced resignation of a member, he has been constantly vilified by the [[mainstream media]] and establishment politicians over remarks he has made. | + | '''Fraser Anning''' is an Australian former Senator representing [[Queensland]]. Appointed to the Senate after the forced resignation of a member, he has been constantly vilified by the [[mainstream media]] and establishment politicians over remarks he has made. He did not win re-election in 2019. |
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| + | He has blamed a massacre on Muslim worshipers in New Zealand, in which more than 50 people were shot and killed, on Muslim immigration, which caused him to be labeled a "racist" and have a teenager smash an egg on his head at a press conference.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/03/16/teen-smashes-egg-on-australian-lawmaker-who-blamed-new-zealand-shooting-on-immigration/</ref> The mainstream media came to the defence of the teenager and Anning was subsequently censured for his comments. | ||
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| + | [[Category:Australian Politicians]] | ||
Latest revision as of 05:23, May 23, 2019
Fraser Anning is an Australian former Senator representing Queensland. Appointed to the Senate after the forced resignation of a member, he has been constantly vilified by the mainstream media and establishment politicians over remarks he has made. He did not win re-election in 2019.
He has blamed a massacre on Muslim worshipers in New Zealand, in which more than 50 people were shot and killed, on Muslim immigration, which caused him to be labeled a "racist" and have a teenager smash an egg on his head at a press conference.[1] The mainstream media came to the defence of the teenager and Anning was subsequently censured for his comments.