The looming federal election means peak political advertising season in Australia, where hastily put together attack campaigns become the unfortunate norm.
This includes a cringeworthy ad from the ruling Liberal party, featuring a tradie (translation: tradesman) taking aim at opposing Labor leader Bill Shorten on the issue of big banks. Thing is, a hilariously wooden performance exposed this tradesman to be little more than *gasp* — an actor.
“Mr Shorten wants to go to war with my bank? He wants to go to war with our miners? Bill Shorten wants to go war with someone like me,” the actor said. “So I reckon we should just see it through and stick with the current mob for awhile.” Read more…
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