Tasmania's Liberal premier and a backbencher say it was "inappropriate" for federal leader Peter Dutton to draw comparisons between the Port Arthur massacre and a pro-Palestine protest.

James enjoys covering business, politics and travel. Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff has taken issue with Peter Dutton’s comparison of the Port Arthur massacre and the October 9 pro-Palestine ...

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has drawn parallels to gun control ... under former prime minister John Howard following the Port Arthur massacre. “John Howard had the leadership and the strength ...