Their ABC are the worst of the worst. A more disgusting group of individuals do not exist. CLOSE IT DOWN!
Speaking to the media in Sydney on Tuesday, Mr Dutton was asked by an ABC reporter why Hezbollah flags should be banned if Israel flags were not.
'Israel is a democracy,' he replied.
'It's not run by a terrorist organisation. Hezbollah is a terrorist organisation.
'They're a listed terrorist organisation, and if people are in favour of a terrorist organisation, they should declare it and authorities should deal with it.'
The reporter then questioned why the Australian government lists Hezbollah as a terrorist organisation.
Taken aback, Mr Dutton highlighted that question was 'from the ABC, just to be very clear'.
After a brief back-and-forth, the reporter asked: 'If you could just explain what determines something as a terrorist organisation.'
Dutton fired back, accusing the ABC of being 'in greater trouble than he imagined'.
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'I had presumed up until this point, at least, that the ABC supported the government's laws,' he explained.
'The government has passed laws, supported on a bipartisan basis, but not by the ABC it seems, in relation to the proscribing or the listing of a terrorist organisation.
'Hezbollah, under Australian law, is a listed terrorist organisation.
'Now, if the ABC doesn't support that, they should be very clear about it because I think that's quite a departure.
'But you asked me why our country has listed Hezbollah.
'They're a terrorist organisation, they organise terrorist attacks, and if that's not clear to the ABC, then I think the ABC is in greater trouble than I first imagined.'
Hezbollah is officially recognised as a terrorist group by the Australian government, as well as by the US, UK, and EU, but is also a formal political party within Lebanon.
It enjoys popular support among much of Lebanon's Shia community, and the governments of Iran and Syria.
The Australian government's national security agency has stated that Hezbollah is directly or indirectly engaged in preparing, planning, assisting in, or fostering terrorist acts.
Dutton's comments come just days after the ABC was slammed for its news reports on the weekend protests, which did not question those who were openly supporting Hezbollah and praising its deceased leader.
