Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Victorian MP Anna Burke sent carbon tax death threats

AUSTRALIAN Federal Police (AFP) have been asked to investigate death threats made to a federal Labor MP over her support for the government's carbon tax.

Victorian MP Anna Burke told federal parliament under privilege today she had received numerous emails containing death threats over the past week from a person calling themselves Frank Johnston.

One of the emails was opened by her 12-year-old daughter Madeleine.

``People like Frank Johnston, who sent me a death threat in bold capital red letters today, is beyond the pale,'' she told parliament.

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