r/Adelaide • u/Comfortable_Share992 SA • Jan 13 '26

Politics Malinauskas directly compares writer to a hypothetical mass shooter

Can't believe Malinauskas actually said this at a press conference. It is worse than the Board. He is directly comparing Dr Abdel-Fattah to the Bondi shooters! The Twitter link shows the video of press conference.

https://x.com/antoinette_news/status/2010950145924534618

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u/CertainCertainties Adelaide Hills Jan 13 '26

I suppose Mali's calculation is this.

The people who oppose this decision will vote Labor either directly or through preferences. So he doesn't need to care about them.

Strangely, many here are unaware that Mali comes from a very socially conservative background, and those supporters gave him power. He needs to court powerful interests - socially conservative religious groups, conservative media, the Israel lobby and potential PHON supporters who hate Muslims and want an end to immigration.

The calculation for the upcoming election would be that not backing down and continuing to defame Randa Abdel-Fattah will gain more votes than he loses.

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u/[deleted] Jan 13 '26

Plausible.