Peter Dutton's calls for a a temporary blanket ban on granting visas to Palestinians fleeing the conflict in Gaza was labelled as "racist" by Independent MP Zali Steggall.

Shadow Foreign Affairs Simon Birmingham has slammed the comments and defended Mr Dutton. He told RN Breakfast that criticism of the Opposition leader rather than the policy directly is an example of "playing the man, not the ball."

• Guest: Simon Birmingham, Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister