Greens call in cops
MAVERICK MP George Christensen is being probed by the Australian Federal Police over a controversial Facebook post.
The LNP MP is refusing to apologise for the “flippant” post showing himself holding a handgun in the face of criticism from Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.
The post – which was accompanied by the comment “You gotta ask yourself, do you feel lucky, greenie punks?” – has been referred to the AFP by Greens leader Richard Di Natale and anti- Adani activist Ben Pennings.
“Putting a joke up on social media, if that’s doing something wrong, then there’s a lot of people that are going to be in trouble because it happens every day, every hour in this country,” Mr Christensen said.
“I’m not going to be moralised at by these extreme greens for a joke that I put up on social media when these people, these extreme greens, are engaging in illegal activism on mine sites, putting not only themselves at risk ( but) putting the safety, wellbeing and lives of workers at risk at places like Abbot Point.”
Mr Christensen said he took the post down after being directed to by acting Nationals leader Nigel Scullion.
The AFP confirmed it was looking at the matter. “The Australian Federal Police received a formal referral from Senator Richard Di Natale’s office today Sunday, 18 February 2017, in relation to a Facebook post published by Nationals MP George Christensen.
“The matter is currently being evaluated in accordance with standard procedures. It would not be ap- propriate to provide further details while the evaluation is under way.”
Senator Di Natale said the Dawson MP was giving licence to people to act violently towards their opponents.
“It’s disgraceful, irresponsible, shameful,” he told ABC radio. it’s