Overview

• LNP candidate Bree James faced criticism for posting a photo of her campaign banner defaced with a Hitler moustache on social media.
• James's post was intended to promote a local German festival but was quickly deleted after backlash and an apology was issued.
• Opposition Leader David Crisafulli publicly reprimanded James, stating the joke was unacceptable and expressing his disappointment.
• The Anti-Defamation Commission condemned the post, arguing it trivialized the Holocaust and Nazi symbolism.
• The incident has drawn comparisons to a past controversy involving a Labor MP, highlighting sensitivities around Nazi imagery in politics.