Acting Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce has pushed the ABC to take action against Muslim activist Yassmin Abdel-Magied, by Pia Akerman.

Abdel-Magied has come under fire from both major parties since posting on Anzac Day “LEST. WE. FORGET. (Manus, Nauru, Syria, Palestine …)” …

She removed the Facebook post amid fierce online criticism and issued a brief apology, but Mr Joyce said yesterday the ABC needed to take action. …

“You can’t just sweep it under the carpet. It starts to become a sense that the culture of the ABC in some instances is at odds with the culture of Australia … you can’t just have one of your paid presenters making a statement like that.”

Former Coalition minister Eric Abetz has written to Ms Bishop, asking her to exercise her powers­ to remove Abdel-Magied from the Council for Australian-Arab Relations. Appointed by Ms Bishop to the council’s board in 2015, Abdel-Magied is paid for attending meetings and other council work. “Ms Abdel-Magied has demonstrated that she is unfit and lacks the judgement to build stronger Australian-Arab relations and as a result her appointment should be terminated as a matter of urgency,” Senator Abetz said.

Former prime minister Tony Abbott said he was “appalled” that an ABC personality would take Abdel-Magied’s position on Anzac Day. “The ABC is supposed to ­support Australia, it’s supposed to support Australian values and there’s nothing more Australian, nothing more sacred, than the commemoration of Anzac Day,” he told radio station 2GB. …

The ABC declined to comment yesterday, standing by its initial response that Abdel-Magied­ was only required to adhere to ABC policies “when presenting for the ABC”.

hat-tip Stephen Neil