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Australia acting PM equates Capitol attack with BLM protests

by Rod McGUIRK
| January 11, 2021 10:09 PM

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s acting prime minister on Tuesday defended his comments comparing the attack on the U.S. Capitol building with Black Lives Matter protests despite criticism from Indigenous and human rights groups.

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