Articles by Jessica McSweeney

Politics

Latham condemned after comparing premier to Hitler in ‘grossly offensive’ rant

“There was another political leader once sitting in his bunker waiting for the miracle weapon,” Latham said, alluding to Hitler. Latham went on to refer to senior Minns government ministers as “generals”, including “frau” Jackson, who “works in crappy public housing estates”, and made a veiled swipe at Local Government Minister Ron Hoenig’s Jewish identity. He used the German term “herr” to refer to Hoenig, who is a child of a holocaust survivor, and fellow MP Steve Kamper. Jackson said Latham’s comments comparing Minns to Hitler, his derogatory remarks about public housing tenants and his implication about Hoenig’s religion were unbefitting a member of parliament. “In a way, I’m desensitised to the contributions of this member … but I do say this, that there is a line that this member consistently crosses, ” she said.