News Corp front page with Palaszczuk in crosshairs breached press standards

Sunshine Coast Daily image ‘had the potential to trigger violence’ against premier

A News Corp paper that put Annastacia Palaszczuk in the crosshairs of a rifle with the words “Anna, you’re next” had the potential to trigger violence against Queensland’s premier, the Australian Press Council has found.

The article “went beyond political comment and showed the premier being the subject of potential significant violence”, the media watchdog said.

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