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Union ad attacking PM is a ‘step too far’01/02/2021|3min
The latest union ad depicting the prime minister running over Australians is a “step too far,” yet nobody in the Canberra Press Gallery will ask the opposition leader to condemn it, according to Sky News host Paul Murray.
The advertisement by the CMFEU targets the government’s Industrial Relations Omnibus Bill which amongst other measures, includes reform to make union officials more accountable.
In the ad, Prime Minister Scott Morrison is seen driving a bus labelled ‘IR Omnibus Bill’ which is headed at speed towards a group of workers on a road.
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