Going back to Peter Dutton’s interview in insiders now, and opposition leaders say Australians with conservative views on gender should not be silenced because many people in suburban and regional areas are “very concerned” about transgender rights issues.
As the Liberal Party fought to keep the Aston seat, it suspended controversial Victorian state MP Moira Deeming for attending an anti-transgender rights protest in Melbourne that was disrupted by neo-Nazis.
Deeming later accepted that attending the “Let Women Speak” event outside the Victorian Houses of Parliament may have been a misjudgment.
Appearing on ABC’s Insiders after the Aston loss, Dutton said he would not tolerate any discrimination based on gender, but added: “I think people should have respect and the debate goes both ways.
“There are very strong views in many parts of Australian society.
“Maybe not right here in the inner city areas of our country, but in the outer metropolitan areas this is an issue in terms of women’s rights and the gender issue that has parents and others very concerned.” .
Asked what the Liberal Party stands for under his leadership, he said: “Well, we stand for aspiration. We stand for entrepreneurship, so small businesses.
“We stand for national security, obviously, and we always stand for cleaning up a Labor mess when we go back into government so people can make their own decisions.”
