Liberal candidates accused of ‘plagiarising’ South Australian Labor premier’s campaign ads

ALP claims Michael Sukkar and Rachel Swift both imitated Peter Malinauskas's ad's distinctive style from SA state election

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Two Liberal party candidates for the forthcoming federal election have been accused of plagiarising" ads from the recent successful state campaign of South Australia's Labor premier, Peter Malinauskas.

Assistant treasurer and current member for Deakin in Melbourne, Michael Sukkar, and Liberal candidate for Boothby in Adelaide, Rachel Swift, are both alleged to have imitated the distinctive visual style and script of Malinauskas' ad, released in January, for their federal election campaigns.