Federal election live updates: Penny Wong labels Scott Morrison’s handling of Pacific security ‘surprising’

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Federal election live updates: Penny Wong labels Scott Morrison’s handling of Pacific security ‘surprising’
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If you break it down into coffees, that’s about 12,457. It would be irresponsible to break that down into alcoholic drinks.has been back in front of the cameras making sure everyone remembered the handling of the Solomon Islands and the Pacific underQuite a lot of the way in which prime minister – Mr Morrison – has dealt with this issue has surprised me. I think Australians have been surprised.

We know that we were warned about this. Australia was warned about this in August last year and, despite that and a number of other warning signs, I don’t see – I don’t think Australians see at a political level, actions being taken that reflects the imperative for Australia to continue to work to be the partner of choice. This is not an optional extra, this is fundamental to our security.

Labor is not planning on letting that drop but it’s cost of living that remains the main focus. Morrison has started the morning with the commercial TV breakfast shows because that’s who he needs to win. He’s focused on the “international pressures” message as well as the “economic shield” he says the government provided, rounding it off with a “who do you trust?” message.We’ll bring you all the day’s events as they happen. It looks as though it will be a busy morning so let’s jump straight in.

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