‘What Absolute NONSENSE!’: Furious Albo ERUPTS at Sunrise Hosts in Brutal TV Slapdown After Pro-Palestine Protesters Force Him to ABANDON His Electorate Office of 30 Years
- A furious Anthony Albanese has lashed out at claims he is setting a ‘dangerous precedent’ by closing his electorate office after relentless protests.
- The Prime Minister’s office in Marrickville was forced to shut after the church landlord ended the 30-year lease, saying ‘enough is enough’.
- Pro-Palestine activists have been accused of using a disgusting new ‘trick’ involving balloons filled with materials to make the office ‘uninhabitable’.
- The PM was grilled by Sunrise hosts Natalie Barr and Matt Shirvington in a fiery on-air clash over the dramatic saga.
An enraged Anthony Albanese has brutally slapped down claims he is setting a ‘dangerous precedent’ by abandoning his Sydney electorate office, after relentless pro-Palestine protesters forced its closure after 30 years.
The Prime Minister erupted at Sunrise hosts Natalie Barr and Matt Shirvington during a fiery TV interview on Tuesday morning, blasting their line of questioning as ‘what absolute nonsense, seriously’.
The stunning confrontation comes after the Anglican Church, which owns the building on Marrickville Road, made the dramatic decision to terminate the long-standing lease following years of ugly protests, vandalism, and blockades that have now been taken over by pro-Palestine activists.
When quizzed by Shirvington on whether he was setting a ‘dangerous precedent’ by ‘abandoning’ his office, a visibly angry PM hit back. ‘This is an office that is actually shared with St Clement’s Church,’ he fumed. ‘The people attending, trying to attend church services have been disrupted, as well as people who haven’t been able to get the services that they need.’
In a shocking revelation, Mr Albanese said the safety of his staff had been put at risk by the protesters’ escalating tactics. ‘People have gone into the office and disrupted it by the latest trick of placing balloons full of materials that make it uninhabitable,’ he explained.
‘I have a duty of care and the Anglican church also has concerns for the disruptions it has caused to church services.’
The Prime Minister argued the protesters were only hurting their own cause by denying vulnerable locals access to critical government support.
‘People being denied access to assistance on the NDIS or Centrelink or Medicare – that doesn’t advance any cause in the Middle East,’ he said. ‘All it does is disrupt people and alienate people from the cause that the protesters are purporting to support.’
Barr argued the weekly protests weren’t nonsense and questioned if this was ‘Australia’s new normal’, to which the PM replied: ‘Well, it shouldn’t be.’
Shirvington pointed out that the activists have chillingly vowed to follow Mr Albanese wherever he opens his new office. ‘The protesters have said they’re going to follow you wherever you go,’ he noted.
The Prime Minister, who is currently in Papua New Guinea, simply responded: ‘They undermine their own cause.’ His staff are now working remotely while a new location is found within the electorate.