Former union head Joe de Bruyn’s speech condemning abortion and same-sex marriage sparks walkout at Catholic university

De Bruyn likened abortion rate to the ‘human toll of World War II’ and said same-sex marriage went against ‘every society on Earth’

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A former union head has doubled down on comments he made at an Australian Catholic University (ACU) graduation ceremony which compared abortion to the “human toll of World War II” and alleged same-sex marriage went against “every society on Earth”.

The speech, delivered by a former national president of the Shop Distributive and Allied Employees’ Association (SDA), Joe de Bruyn, prompted a mass walkout at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre on Monday.

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