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Sth East MPs mourn Bondi atrocity

Isaacs Labor MP Mark Dreyfus has paid a moving tribute in Federal Parliament to 15 victims of last year’s Bondi shooting attack. On 19 January, Mr Dreyfus was among scores of MPs speaking to a condolence motion. It preceded controversial gun law and ‘hate speech’…

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