Leader Scott Morrison panned for holidaying while Australia burns
The prime minister, who is vocally pro-coal, has been ridiculed on social media for not taking tougher action on climate change
24 December 2019 - 13:06
Sydney — Calls for Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison to resign have littered social media platforms after it was revealed he was holidaying in Hawaii while the country battled a bushfire emergency — and his return has failed to douse the criticism.
Voters have taken to social media calling for leadership at a time of crisis and, along with some of the country’s political editors, have criticised Morrison’s refusal to take tougher action on climate change...
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