Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has scolded Australia’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom Stephen Smith for skirting around Australia Day celebrations in London on January 26.
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has slammed Australia’s High Commission er to the United Kingdom Stephen Smith for skirting Australia Day celebrations in London on January 26 , for the second time.
Mr Dutton said Mr Smith, who was appointed High Commissioner by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in 2023, should “get on the next plane home” if he was “ashamed” of his country’s national day. Despite this, it is understood Mr Smith’s reasoning for not holding Australia Day celebrations is due to the national holiday falling on a Sunday, a typically quiet day in London.Instead, a spokesperson told the Daily Telegraph Mr Smith had “now been able to rearrange official travel plans” to attend the gala dinner on the Saturday for the purpose of “delivering a personal message from the Prime Minister to the dinner”.
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