Karl Stefanovic GRILLS Scott Morrison over his ‘character’ and his ‘uninspiring’ election pitch to Australia – but the PM fires back with brutal sledge of Anthony Albanese
- Karl Stefanovic made brutal swipe against prime minister about next election
- He claimed if election was based on character then Scott Morrison would lose
- Mr Morrison appeared unfazed and trumpeted his government’s achievements
Karl Stefanovic has taken a swipe at Scott Morrison and said he would lose the election if it was based on ‘character’.
The Today host made the dig against the prime minister claiming an election victory could be snatched away from him by Opposition leader Anthony Albanese.
‘If this election is based on character which is a pretty easy task for Labor, you lose don’t you?’ he said on Monday.
Mr Morrison remained unfazed by the question before trumpeting his government’s successes during the Covid-19 pandemic and putting down Mr Albanese.
Karl Stefanovic has taken a swipe at Scott Morrison and said he would lose the election if it was based on ‘character’
The Today host made the dig against the prime minister claiming an election victory could be snatched away from him by Opposition leader Anthony Albanese
‘This guy, no-one knows really what he’s about, what he stands for or what his plans are and if you can’t do that, he’s had three years to tell the Australian people what he’s about and they still don’t know,’ he said.
‘I’ve got a strong team that’s delivered for Australia, kept us strong.
‘What it would need is continued strength in leadership not the weakness on economic management and each-way bet we’ve seen from those who oppose us.’
Mr Morrison defended his character saying that he stood by his previous decisions made as prime minister.
‘My character, I’m happy to stand by every single day,’ he said. ‘Every single day because it’s the strength that we’ve needed to get through this pandemic.
‘Not everybody agrees with everything I’ve done and not everybody will necessarily like me.
Stefanovic continued his attack and called the prime minister’s election campaign uninspiring after Mr Morrison admitted, ‘We’ve made mistakes, but stick with us’.
Mr Morrison defended his character saying that he stood by his previous decisions made as prime minister
The prime minister defended his campaign before attacking Opposition leader Anthony Albanese
The prime minister defended his campaign before attacking Mr Albanese.
‘Look, Anthony Albanese has spent the last three years fighting me while I’ve been fighting the pandemic and standing up for Australia,’ he said.
‘Just sledging a prime minister for three years is no application for the job. I have been getting on with keeping our economy strong and keeping Australians safe.’
Mr Morrison played up his government’s success during the Covid-19 pandemic saying he had saved 700,000 jobs, reduced unemployment to four per cent and created the biggest turn-around in the budget.
Stefanovic turned his attention to education minister Alan Tudge after it was reported his his ex-lover would receive a $500,000 taxpayer-funded payout.
Mr Morrison denied having any knowledge of the negotiations and insisted Mr Tudge could return to cabinet after he decided to step aside for health reasons.
Stefanovic turned his attention to education minister Alan Tudge after it was reported his his ex-lover would receive a $500,000 taxpayer-funded payout
‘We had an independent inquiry which found there was no basis for him not to be able to continue in the ministry,’ he said.
‘On those other matters, I can’t say what those matters speak to, but I’m not aware of anything that would be preventing him from continuing on and serving as a minister, and he’s been a very fine Education Minister.’
Mr Morrison has pulled ahead of Mr Albanese as preferred prime minister according to the latest Newspoll.
The Newspoll conducted for The Australian showed Mr Albanese fell three points to 39 per cent while Mr Morrison rose a point to 44 per cent.
The prime minister’s favouritism may have put him in the lead but Mr Morrison still faces one major obstacle with his party trailing behind the preferred Labor party.
Labor remains in poll position despite a further fall in popular support with its primary vote dropping to 37 per cent on top of a three-point fall last week.
The coalition’s primary vote remains unchanged on a low 36 per cent.
Mr Morrison has pulled ahead of Mr Albanese as preferred prime minister according to the latest Newspoll
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