Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has been forced to take back his second Nazi comment in a month after comparing the opposition leader to a notorious World War Two-era minister.
In an address to Parliament, Mr Abbott described Labor Party leader Bill Shorten as "the Dr Goebbels of economic policy".
Joseph Goebbels was the infamous propaganda minister in Nazi Germany.
Several ministers rose to their feet to berate the PM, including Labour MP Mark Dreyfus, one of only three Jewish lawmakers in Parliament.
Speaker Bronwyn Bishop eventually threw Mr Dreyfus out of the House of Representatives, prompting further protests from the Labor front bench.
Fellow Labor lawmaker Michael Danby, also Jewish, left with him in solidarity.
The PM immediately withdrew the comment, but it was too late to stem the controversy.
"There are no Nazis here and we shouldn't be making comparisons with the paradigm of the ultimate evil in politics to heighten political differences," Mr Danby told the Associated Press news agency.
"It's beneath him, and it goes to the question of his judgement. I think a lot of his backbench will be groaning and tearing their hair out," he added.
Mr Abbott later withdrew the comment once again, telling Parliament: "I do apologise for using that phrase".
The comment comes weeks after Mr Abbott was forced to issue an apology for describing a cut in defence jobs as a "holocaust of jobs".
He sparked further controversy earlier this month over a St Patrick's Day video message broadcast online by his Liberal Party.
Wearing a green tie, Mr Abbott apologised to Ireland because: "I can't be there to share a Guinness or two or maybe even three".
His comment was criticised by Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny.
He reportedly said: "I've heard the prime minister's comments. He made them. I don't agree with that.
"There has been a long-term view of a 'stage Irish' perception. I reject that. I think it's really important that we understand that we have a national day that can be celebrated worldwide, St Patrick's Day."
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