Acting Prime Minister Michael McCormack has backed Conservative Nationals MP George Christensen, labelling him 'the voice of the north', despite calls for the Queensland politician to be reigned in over his social media activity. AusPol 9News
"That is surely the number one thing that an MP should done and he has done it."
Mr Christensen has previously shared Facebook posts claiming "vote fraud" and "dodgy extra votes" in the US election. "I say to those people who perhaps have done reasonably well off JobSeeker, who may have earnt more than they could have dreamt of, it is perhaps to turn the Stan and Netflix off to come to the regions you can have a better life."The Federal Government is concerned about small businesses and tourism operators losing "millions of dollars a day" during snap lockdowns.
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