Gaza debate turned ‘quite real’ after Peter Dutton racism accusation

Former Labor minister Graham Richardson says politics starts to turn “nasty” when the word ‘racism’ is raised. Independent MP Zali Steggall blasted Opposition Leader Peter Dutton – calling him a "racist" on the floor of parliament in a fiery debate over people arriving from Gaza. “It was raised this week, Dutton was accused of racism – which of course he denied – and we had ourselves an argument that was quite real,” Mr Richardson told Sky News Australia.