Dutton claims Mark Binskin is a ‘political’ appointment

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has claimed Labor’s appointment of former ADF chief Mark Binskin as a special advisor is “political”. The appointment comes after Israel killed seven aid workers in an airstrike in Gaza. “What the Prime Minister is doing here is trying to find a pathway through what’s obviously a torn ALP,” the Opposition Leader said during a media conference on Monday. “What we’ve seen here by the Prime Minister is a political response. “Frankly, while Mark Binskin is an excellent public servant and is beyond reproach an incredible individual, he’s been given mission impossible by this Prime Minister.”