‘You silence women’: Adam Bandt savaged by former Greens member for accusing feminist protesters of being Nazi ‘allies’ | Sky News Australia

Greens leader Adam Bandt is coming under intense scrutiny from the party’s grassroots after he accused feminists protesting outside of the Victorian Parliament of being “allies” of Nazis.

“I’m disgusted by the anti-trans rally in Melbourne yesterday, protected by their allies: saluting neo-Nazis,” Mr Bandt said on Twitter.

But one of the women’s rights protesters has slammed Mr Bandt after revealing her own very personal links to the Greens leader.

Nina Vallins said she had volunteered for Mr Bandt for 12 years and even house-sat for him as she accused him of “lying” about the protesters’ apparent links to the neo-Nazis.

“He’s lying. He knows I’m not anti-trans. He knows I’m Jewish and NOT PROTECTED BY NEO-NAZIS,” Ms Vallins said on Twitter.

“SHAME on you Adam for saying that Nazis are my allies. SHAME on you Adam for saying that radical feminists, women speaking up for women, women concerned about transitioning children, are the allies of Nazis.

“You make participation in public society harder and less safe for women who know that there are two sexes and that children should not be transition. YOU SILENCE WOMEN.”

Ms Vallins quit the Greens after she was suspended for six months for her views on trans-inclusionary laws including opposition to shared female bathrooms.

But she has ignited another feud with the Greens over its decision to hand down a light penalty on transgender member Bianca Haven who was found to have breached the party’s code of conduct.

The Greens’ misconduct panel only censured Ms Haven after it found she “regularly posts offensive material” and identifies as someone who “holds repugnant views (defending paedophilia, sympathetic to Nazi views, defending incest)”.

Ms Vallins attacked the Greens and Mr Bandt over the stark contrast in its handling of both cases.

“The greens think that me saying ‘women deserve women’s only spaces’ and distinguishing between transwomen and women brings the party into disrepute and my membership should be suspended for six months. But a man can support Nazis, child rape, etc and he gets *censured*,” she said last week.

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