Carr intends to sue NZ Foreign Minister Winston Peters for defamation over on-air insult
After he delivered a foreign policy speech last night, Mr Peters was being interviewed about New Zealand's position on AUKUS when he levelled specific allegations at Mr Carr in relation to his closeness with China.
Wires services and local media chose not to republish the comments, but one remark has since been repeated in New Zealand Question Time under parliamentary privilege.
Mr Carr's office confirmed to the ABC he is taking legal action.
Earlier in the day, Radio NZ reported Mr Carr — who was also premier of New South Wales for 10 years — said he considered the comments to be "entirely defamatory".
In New Zealand Question Time today, he was asked if he stood by "his criticism of AUKUS critics, including his statement about the honourable Bob Carr that, quote, 'he is nothing more than a Chinese puppet'?"
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-02/bob-carr-to-sue-nz-winston-peters-over-aukus-radio-interview/103794588Just as well, we made it past ANZAC day before this happened.
Raider
Given his stance against jewish control over gillard, I'm backing Carr, in this bru ha ha.
