Government needs ‘political courage’ to tackle harmful university protests

Herald Sun Senior Writer Patrick Carlyon slammed the lack of “political courage” regarding the government’s inaction towards university protesters. This comes amid comments made by former treasurer Josh Frydenberg concerning the pro-Palestine protests at Australian universities. “At that point, you really need some leadership,” Mr Carlyon told Sky News host Rita Panahi. “Needed to hear who we were, what we were about, what Australian values are being ripped apart by this kind of protest and this kind of hatred. “The Labor Party has been … completely mindful of their Muslim electorates. “They’ve been pandering to those sections of the community with the next election in mind.”