Anne Aly denounces Liberal MP's 'shamed and stoned' comments
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Small Business Minister Anne Aly has called Liberal MP Angie Bell's comments that Aly and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese should be 'shamed and stoned' as 'racist' and 'misognystic'. Bell's speech in the lower house was directed towards Aly and the PM over a decision to ban credit card payments for ATO tax bills in an effort to stop merchant fees being passed onto the public. She was forced to withdraw the comment when Leader of the House Tony Burke called on Bell to retract her statement. Aly says that language shouldn't be used by a parliamentarian and stands against Australian values. Bell says she has now reached out to Aly over what she called a 'poor choice of words' but says the Small Business Minister is still trying to 'deflect' from the issue. Read more: https://www.sbs.com.au/news
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