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Stephanie Richards

‘Very unexpected’: Scott Morrison knocks over eight-year-old boy in soccer match

The Prime Minister accidentally knocked over eight-year-old Luca Fauvette. Photo: AAP

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has knocked over an eight-year-old boy in front of cameras at a regional Tasmanian soccer club, with footage of the incident going viral.

Mr Morrison, who earlier this month described himself as a “bulldozer”, was at the Devonport City Strikers football club in northern Tasmania on Wednesday evening to promise a re-elected Coalition would fund a $3.5 million redevelopment of its pitch and clubrooms.

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