Labor hits back at Nazi Downfall comments Coalition frontbencher Christopher Pyne makes the awkward comparison that the federal government is unravelling like Hitler's in the movie Downfall. Resignation of senior ministers shows government is 'dysfunctional' Gillard Government "unravelling on a daily basis" Remarks are hurtful and offensive: new Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus REMARKS comparing the federal government to the Nazi party are offensive and hurtful, new federal Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus said. Coalition frontbencher Christopher Pyne earlier today said the Federal Government is unravelling like Hitler's Third Reich in the movie Downfall. Speaking to reporters in Adelaide, Mr Pyne said the shock resignations of Attorney-General Nicola Roxon and Senator Leader Chris Evans after the Prime Minister announced a September 14 election showed the government was divided and dysfunctional. Mr Dreyfus called on Opposition Leader Tony Abbott to direct Mr Pyne to withdraw and apologise for the comments. "These immature and offensive comments have no place in Australian political debate," Mr Dreyfus said. There is no place in Australian political debate for a comparison of any Australian government with Hitler's Third Reich. These comments are deeply hurtful to holocaust survivors, they are deeply hurtful to any right thinking Australian. Mr Dreyfus said his own comments last year comparing Mr Abbott's campaign on the carbon tax to Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels was different. That's a quite different thing, it's a very, very specific and targeted comment about the propaganda techniques. But Australian Greens leader Christine Milne defended the reshuffle as standard procedure after resignations, not a sign of disorder or chaos.