Sydney, Oct 9 (Reporter) Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has apologised for making a "hurtful" comment in parliament after he mocked opposition lawmakers by asking them if they had Tourette Syndrome, media reports said. Late on Tuesday, Anthony Albanese returned to the chamber to ask for forgiveness from Australians living with the disorder, the BBC reported. "I regret saying it. It was wrong. It was insensitive and I apologise," he said Tourette Syndrome is a genetic inherited neurological condition, which means it can be passed on from birth parents to their children, and causes people to make involuntary movements or sounds, called tics. The President of the Tourette Syndrome Association of Australia said Albanese's comment demonstrated the need to increase awareness about the disorder. "If people see Albanese doing that in parliament, then it will trickle down, and people already use it as a punchline or an insult," she added. "Mocking a disability is no laughing matter," she wrote on X...////...