Australians are dumb, mean-spirited and greedy’: Celebrity backlash after Coalition’s shock victory – as Yassmin Abdel-Magied says it will be a ‘long three years’ under Scott Morrison
Sad and angry celebrities have shared their rage after Prime Minister Scott Morrison's shock victory.
Television personality Meshel Laurie let off a barrage of tweets, airing her disappointment over the Coalition's return to power.
'Australians are dumb, mean-spirited and greedy. Accept it,' she posted on Saturday night, as the Liberal Party clinched a surprise victory.
Shortly afterwards, the comedian followed up by saying 'the only thing left to look forward to in a AUSTRALIA is Schadenfreude,' a German word for getting pleasure from other people's misfortunes.
But she didn't stop there - a Twitter user replied to her saying 'Labor got greedy with too much tax - be honest with yourself...no one likes Shorten'
The Project panelist hit back, saying 'tax pays for everything outside your house genius. It pays for the hospital you’ll die in one day.'
Writer and broadcaster Yassmin Abdel-Magied declared that 'it's going to be a long three years in Australia' if Scott Morrison is re-elected.
'Also - a warning to the progressive US counterparts, that even if things look good, ppl may surprise you (again),' Abdel-Magied Tweeted on Saturday night.
Just hours earlier she weighed in on Tony Abbott's loss of his seat of Waringah, which he held for 25 years.
'Even listening to this tony speech makes me shudder... at least he’s not PM any more. Oh but wait, when he gets his talk show we won’t be able to stop him from speaking,' she wrote.
Social commentator and Sunrise regular Jane Caro also shared her dismay at the prospect of a Coalition government.
Australia. If the LNP wins we have decided to be a backward looking country in a backwater.
I wish I was a New Zealander,' the novelist Tweeted in the midst of election results being counted.
Outspoken author Clementine Ford didn't hold back with her Tweets either.
'Thinking of my son and his little friends and crying over the climate destroyed, bulls**t world Australian voters are determined to leave him,' the feminist writer wrote.
Former prominent radio host Mike Carlton even declared
'we may have to declare war on Queensland,' after dramatic swings in the sunshine state all but secured the election win for the Coalition.
'F***. Fifty years ago, Labor lost the 1969 Don’s Party election. History repeats itself: first as tragedy, then as farce.'
He then said 'WA has gone to s**t too,' after early results suggested WA was following suit with the rest of the country's votes.
Liberal voters have been celebrating after the election was called for Scott Morrison.
The result was called shortly after 9.30pm AEST - as results began to be called in Western Australia.
Labor struggled to pick up enough seats even in Melbourne, in its strongest state Victoria, and has lost electorates in Brisbane, north Queensland, western Sydney and Tasmania.
