A tourist who took a picture of the Prime Minister relaxing on his Christmas break — after he told media he’d rush back to Australia as quickly as he could — said he approached Mr Morrison.
The tourist told 10 News he asked Mr Morrison whether was going home to “resolve the bushfire situation”.
“His comment to me is that this was a state issue,” he said.
“He was quite happy to sit and have cocktails served to him when our firefighters are doing it really hard.
“I think the man just has to have a step back and a bit of a check on himself.”
Nope. He’s back and blathering:
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has rejected any change to the government’s climate change policy in response to the ongoing bushfire emergency, as he denies suggestions of a split within the Coalition over the issue.
In his first public comments since returning to Australia from Hawaii, Mr Morrison apologised for going on a family holiday during the bushfire emergency, as he refused to accept criticism that his government was not doing enough to tackle climate change.
It’s a “media blitz” apparently:
Scott Morrison has flagged a push to overhaul the management of fuel loads in national parks as well as the rules around land and native vegetation clearing as he warned the fires would rage on after the Christmas period.
In a media blitz this morning, the Prime Minister stood firm against ramping up Australia’s climate change commitments after meeting with NSW fire crews and opening the door for compensation for volunteers fighting the nearly 200 blazes across the nation.
He should have just gotten out there a’la Tony Abbott:
I’m not saying pick a hose. Serve the snags. Lift spirits. Show you give a fuck.
