As the basic political election project starts about Australia, there’s bound to be a couple of incidents along the road. One cameraman obtained greater than he anticipated after recording Peter Dutton kick a football– which accidentally left him taking care of a bloodied head.
Channel 10 cameraman Ghaith Nadir copped a sphere to the temple that was kicked by the Opposition Leader while checking out Cazalys Oval, the home of the Palmerston Magpies AFL Club in Darwin, on the 8th day of the political election project.
Dutton informed young gamers at the club it was “time” to provide the club some financial investment and “get some young players drafted”, guaranteeing to spend $5 million to the premises if chosen.
However, not long after, while kicking a sphere to a young Magpies gamer, the round came down on the cameraman’s viewfinder and hit Nadir in the head, triggering a bloody injury. “That’s your exclusive vision,” Dutton joked, prior to apologising to Nadir.
“I’ve apologised to him, and I hope that it’s all repaired soon, but he’s got a war story now from the campaign,” Dutton said. Yahoo understands that the cameraman is okay following the injury and was later photographed being patched up.
The electorate of Solomon is held by Labor’s Luke Gosling on a 9.4 per cent margin but the Coalition’s strong anti-crime stance and voter protest due to high cost-of-living pressures had led to Coalition hopes they could swing a few residents.
Liberal politicians in sporting mishaps
The scene is reminiscent of the former Prime Minister Scott Morrison bulldozing a child soccer player during the 2022 election.
The 54-year-old fell on top of the child in Devonport, Tasmania – before checking he was not hurt and exchanging a high-five. It comes just a few days after Mr Morrison said he had been a “bit of a bulldozer” as his unpopularity became an election issue.
However, Dutton jokingly denied to Sky News that this was his Scott Morrison Bulldozer moment. “I was expecting him to mark it. I was sure he could take that shot,” he claimed. “He’s good. I just saw him then, so hopefully he’s able to get it dressed properly but the AFP did a great job.”
Five-week election campaign kicked off ahead of May 3 election
The kick comes on the eighth day of a five-week election campaign with Dutton and Anthony Albanese going head to head to be elected as Australia’s next Prime Minister on Saturday May 3.
The incident comes after Anthony Albanese also had a little trip while giving a speech in Cessnock, NSW on Thursday. The Prime Minister has denied he fell and instead says he just “stepped back onto a step”.
— With Newswire
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