The government ‘does not have the courage’ to argue on issues such as global warming, Andrew Bolt says, which ‘is a shame’. TheBoltReport
04/03/2019Sky News host Andrew Bolt says the Morrison government is doing ‘good’ for the country, but ‘seems incapable of winning arguments’ on the party’s female representation and global warming. The government ‘does not have the courage’ to argue, Mr Bolt says, which ‘is a shame’.
Mr Bolt says that amidst positive policy, including the free trade deal signed with Indonesia on Monday, there is ‘bad’ politics in the ‘sabotaging’ of the government by ‘the left wing of the Liberals’ with resignations from Christopher Pyne and Julie Bishop. Image: News Corp Australia
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