Dissent against Chris Minns spills into NSW parliament as Labor MP accuses party of gagging debate on Gaza

<p>Anthony D’Adam says he was bullied when attempting to speak about pro-Palestine Sydney Harbour Bridge protest in caucus</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/aug/08/australia-news-live-erin-patterson-sentence-hearing-mushroom-murders-melbourne-e-bike-delivery-riders-ntwnfb">Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates</a></p></li><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>Simmering tensions within New South Wales Labor over the premier’s handling of last weekend’s protest against the killing in Gaza have erupted into the public domain, with a member of the left faction delivering a fiery speech in parliament, accusing his own party of trying to shut down debate on the Middle East.</p><p>Anthony D’Adam, a former trade unionist, convener of Labor Friends of Palestine and a member of the upper house, used an adjournment debate on Thursday night to accuse Chris Minns and the caucus of “stultifying the internal culture of the party”.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/aug/08/dissent-against-chris-minns-spills-into-parliament-as-labor-mp-accuses-party-of-gagging-debate-on-gaza">Continue reading...</a>