Thread by @BiancaMinnie4

Some interesting reader comments on Scott Morrison in the SMH.
"rather than showing true leadership, the PM is totally focused on gaining electoral advantage...his refusal to admit any mistakes and never apologise has become rather tiresome". 1/
smh.com.au/national/nsw/c…

2/ "Many have noted Morrison’s reactive style, particularly in areas of discomfort or when challenged and his unguarded, sometimes clumsy, comments...Stubbornness and an absolute inability to admit error and to attempt to deflect blame only add fuel to the fire".

3/ The fed govt "...has sidestepped its full constitutional responsibilities for quarantine; tried to dump as much of the work as it can on the states; poured cold water on any creative proposals; and been dragged kicking and screaming into any expansion of quarantine services...

4/ ...or stranded citizens. We urgently need the Commonwealth to get its act together and develop a long-term quarantine strategy that can better cope with potential crises so that all Australians...

5/ .....can be assured that the government will have the means to act in their best interests".
"Amidst uproar over the government’s abandonment of Australians in India – including nearly 200 unaccompanied children at the epicentre of the pandemic, risking scant medical care...

6/ ...and oxygen supplies that are almost impossible to come by – Morrison reframes his ill-conceived and inhumane travel ban as “compassionate”. Rudyard Kipling’s fables can’t begin to compete with this PM’s latest Just So story".

7/7 "I note we no longer have the Howard Springs Quarantine Facility. Rather, we have the Howard Springs Centre for National Resilience. Orwell would be proud".

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