December 6, 2021 — 6.49pm
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Coalition backbencher George Christensen has urged viewers of a far-right American conspiracy theorist’s online show, which has been banned by Facebook and YouTube, to hold rallies outside Australian embassies abroad to protest coronavirus restrictions.
The Liberal National Party MP, who will step down at the next election, last week appeared on Infowars founder Alex Jones’ web program, describing the conspiracy theorist as a “beacon” despite his history of spreading false claims, including about Australia’s coronavirus response.
In the roughly half hour-long broadcast published last week, Mr Christensen reiterated many of the points he has made publicly before, including arguments that coronavirus restrictions in Australia have been unduly harsh and disproportionate to the risk of the virus. He also called for an end to vaccine passports.
But Mr Christensen also agreed with false claims made by Jones on the show, which has been largely banned from Facebook and YouTube for breaching policies on promoting hate and harassment.
Far-right figures in the US have depicted Australia as a tyrannical state during COVID-19, railing against restrictions put in place to curb transmission of the virus.
In one exchange on the show, Mr Christensen urged Jones’ international viewers to protest outside Australian embassies. “The rest of the free world, please stand with us, please support us,...
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