Scott Morrison criticized for holidaying in Hawaii
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Similar to the criticism of U.S. President Donald Trump by American comedians, Morrison has been ridiculed on social media.On Twitter on Tuesday, #NotMyPrimeMinister, #MorrisonMustGo and #ScoMoResign were the top trending topics in Australia after a viral video showed a volunteer firefighter, Jacqui, shaking hands with Morrison as she said “not my prime minister”.
Devastating bushfires have burnt more than 4 million hectares of land across five states and killed nine people since September. When it was revealed Morrison and his family had slipped away to Hawaii for a holiday voters became angry.On his return Morrison further inflamed his political critics by saying there would be no change to climate policy and denied suggestions of a split within his government after his deputy agreed more action was needed.
Morrison stunned the nation in May by winning an election, securing a parliamentary majority, but his political capital six months later is now being questioned.
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