This one will pass. There has been a desperate media pile on over the bushfires most of which was based upon falsehoods. e.g. Australia can influence the weather or that the Federal government is responsible for land management.
The carry on over ScoMo taking a holiday was childish and yet of course we get the overwhelmingly left biased media (ABC, Ninemedia, FM Radio), still smarting over May 18, wanting pay back. Well lefties, you can all enjoy your brief moment of joy because it will be all downhill from now until the next election.
Coalition still behind in latest Newspoll
AAP news.com.au FEBRUARY 3, 2020 12:00AM
Prime Minister Scott Morrison and the Coalition has suffered another blow from the ongoing bushfire crisis and sports rorts controversy.
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Prime Minister Scott Morrison and the Coalition are still taking a hit from voters over the handling of the bushfire crisis, and more recently over the sports rorts saga.
The latest Newspoll indicates that on a two-party preferred basis, the Coalition trails Labor 52 to 48.
The prime minister’s personal approval rating has stayed steady for the second fortnight in a row at 37 per cent, after falling eight points in the first survey of the year, according to the Newspoll conducted for The Australian.
Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese’s rating has fallen from 46 to 43 per cent.
Since Christmas, the prime minister has faced criticism over his handling of the bushfire crisis, especially his decision to take a family holiday in Hawaii in the middle of it.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks at a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Sunday, February 2, 2020. Picture: AAP/Mick TsikasSource:AAP
In the past two weeks the prime minister has been under further pressure after an auditor-general’s report was critical of Agriculture Minister Bridget McKenzie’s handling of the Community Sport Infrastructure Program.
Senator McKenzie has been accused of pork barrelling in marginal seats ahead of the May federal election.
However, an investigation by the prime minister’s own department found there was a “statistically similar ratio” when comparing the rate of grant approvals in marginal seats to the rate in other seats.
The department’s report found Senator McKenzie breached the ministerial code of conduct because she had two undeclared conflicts of interest relating to sports grants.
Late on Sunday, Senator McKenzie resigned from cabinet and will also stand down as the National Party deputy leader.
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