But that doesn’t absolve Morrison of his responsibility as Australia’s leader. It is true that the Solomon Islands is a sovereign nation. Asked why Labor has blamed a security deal between two sovereign nations on Scott Morrisonand the Coalition, Wong responded: And today we are all a hot air balloon, crashing to earth in Melbourne.Īmy Remeikis will be back with you in the morning to continue dissecting the debate along with Katharine Murphy and the rest of the politics team.
Morrison will cop heat for saying he and his wife Jenny were “blessed” with their children (who don’t have disabilities), while a terse exchange over boat turnbacks will also be dissected.Listen to today’s Campaign catchupto get across the issue. The furore over the signing of a Solomon Islands and China security agreement was a hot topic, as were cost of living questions.It ended with the Labor leader, Anthony Albanese, winning 40% of the undecided voters’ votes, Scott Morrison getting 35%, and the rest remaining undecided.