PM should ‘pick the phone up’ to fix ports dispute: Dutton
Ronald MizenSenior reporter
Updated
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton said Anthony Albanese must intervene in the industrial brawl between stevedore giant DP World and the Maritime Union of Australia because it threatened to badly damage the economy.
Mr Dutton said with “hundreds of ships lining up offshore” it was within the prime minister’s power to “pick the phone up” to union leaders and get the issue sorted out. “This is a critical issue,” he said.
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Ronald Mizen reports on politics, economics, business and the law, with a focus on corporate regulators, lobbyists and investigations from Parliament House, Canberra. Connect with Ronald on Twitter. Email Ronald at ronald.mizen@afr.com
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