Opposition Leader AlboMP says criticising ScottMorrisonMP's overseas holiday while the bushfire season continues is “cheap politics”.
Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese says criticising Scott Morrison’s overseas holiday while the bushfire season continues is “cheap politics”.
Speculation arose on Tuesday the prime minister was holidaying with his family in Hawaii following the end of parliament’s sitting calendar for 2019. “I’m not going to be critical of Mr Morrison personally in terms of his circumstances of him taking leave with his family; that would be cheap politics and I am not into that,” the Labor leader said. Image: News Corp Australia
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