Describing France, whose leg was amputated after a car accident, as an “outstanding human being”, Albanese said: “She’s someone who has overcome extraordinary adversity during this time.”
Executive Council of Jewry CO-CEO Alex Ryvchin said France should clarify her position.
“While the absurd comments about Israel and grossly offensive Nazi comparisons were made a long time ago, the candidate should clarify her position,” he said.
“Electors have a right to know whether she still holds such flippant views about Nazism and takes hard-left Greens positions on Israel or now aligns with her own party.“
France, who is running against Dutton in the seat for the third time, still has some of these posts visible on her X account. Potential Labor candidates’ social media posts are typically closely audited for controversial content before they start campaigning.
During an appearance at a breakfast event hosted The West Australian, Albanese was asked to name his worst event of the campaign so far.
Albanese initially denied he fell off the stage.Credit: Alex Ellinghausen
“Probably falling off the stage,” Albanese replied, referring to a widely shared incident in Cessnock in the first week of the campaign.
His comments were a turnaround from his initial remarks after the event when he said: “I didn’t fall off the stage.”
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The Coalition has used the denial in its election advertisements to question his character and portray Albanese as being loose with the truth.
Asked to expand on his comments at a subsequent press conference, Albanese snapped back: “It was a joke, chill out.”
He then went on to say “I didn’t fall on my backside” in a back and forth with a reporter before stating: “I stumbled. That’s what happened. I laughed about it at the time … it’s no big deal.”
In a statement, France said she had reflected on the posts.
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