Teal MP Zali Steggall has been caught out liking a controversial social media post that said there was an “irony” in the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

Ms Steggall liked the post on Instagram, shared by Cheek Media co-founder Hannah Ferguson, within days of Mr Kirk being shot and killed at Utah Valley University .

The post also said: “Am I happy that someone shot him in the neck in broad daylight? No.” but “Is violence sometimes necessary? Yes.”

“Am I happy that someone shot him in the neck in broad daylight? No.”

Additionally, the inflammatory article promoted by Ms Ferguson claimed there was an “irony” to Mr Kirk’s death.

Ms Ferguson wrote, “You can’t ignore the irony” and that “Charlie Kirk was killed today in an act of gun violence his views permitted”.

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