Thread by @BelindaJones68

PM Morrison Address to #NPC on @abcnews

President Laura Tingle opens proceedings.

(She should ask @ScottMorrisonMP why he's afraid to be interviewed by her)

Morrison begins by recognizing the Ngunnawal ppl & elders

Points out Barnaby & Marise are in the audience
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Starts speech by calling the last 3yrs 'extraordinary', fire/flood/pestilence/recession

"It's been tough"

Thanks aged care workers.

"Heartbreaking" to lose loved ones, our way of life turned upside down
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Morrison trying hard to be 'suburban Scotty' - says he worries about things late at night like everyone else

Says he knows that everyone has put up with a lot.

Says he accepts the responsibility, criticism & blame of the shit show he has presided over.
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Morrison mentions 'hindsight' and that there has been no 'rule book' for the pandemic.

Fails to mention he's ignored the very best in medical advice time & again.
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Blames supply chain shortages on Omicron

"Unprecedented surge in Omicron changed everything" PM says.

Still hasn't mentioned he ignored advice to stock-up on RATs - doesn't compare Australia to other countries on this point

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Other fully-stocked countries are giving out RATs for free

"Cut & paste doesn't cut it in a pandemic"
Your guess is as good as mine as to WTAF that means

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PM claims he's not perfect.

Understatement of the decade.

And he's back to comparing Australia to other countries - on vax/deaths

Says his govt has committed $40 billion to the pandemic - that's about the same amount he wasted on #JobKeeper to rich fuckers
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Now talking mental health

Says "tragedy" with rehearsed, funded empathy (final the empathy lessons have kicked-in)

PM currently giving a very good impression of someone who cares - but we all know, by his own admission he doesn't care that much (see Kitchen Cab)
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Now talking economy.

Predictable: I'm the best, my gov is the best, the economy is the best, blah, blah

Wages are stagnant, supermarket shelves empty, every business in crisis but PM assures us we're world leading

1 million more women in work

Really? Who knew?
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Now, apprentices

"Transformation" he calls it, doesn't mention the cuts to apprenticeships he made as Treasurer, levels that are yet to be reinstated

It's like he amputates a leg then just sows the foot back on

That would be considered transformational too
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Angus Taylor watches on while Morrison spins shit about energy.

"Jobs, jobs & more jobs" the PM says, we're passionate

Still hasn't mentioned wage stagnation - ain't no point having jobs if Australians have to work 3 jobs at a time to pay the mortgage 'eh PM?

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Now "The great Australian aspirations" i.e. jobs, a home & the occasional family holiday.

Morrison fails to mention Hawaii.
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Now he's talking infrastructure, delivering 'affordable & reliable' electricity - obviously Morrison hasn't paid an electricity bill recently - hardly what I'd call affordable

Calls the Coalition "unique" - they're unique alright but not in a good way
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Morrison wrapping up his very ordinary speech now

Very much about patting himself & his govt on the back

Talking about fusing together R&D/Universities/business

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Fails to mention he ripped the guts out of Universities as Treasurer & failed to support them throughout the pandemic - ah mere details....focus on the spin

This sounds like a re-jig of Turnbull's 'aspiration speech' from a few years ago
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"We make stuff here" says the PM

Not Holdens tho

PM tells the audience Universities have the smartest minds - it doesn't occur to him those smart minds are smart enough to see through his bullshit & spin

He's about a decade late & $billions short for that spin
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Thanks everyone for 'their very kind attention', audience politely claps.

Laura Tingle asks if Morrison wants to say sorry for all his mistakes, going to Hawaii, RATs, failing NDIS pledge?

Clearly pissed off PM thanks LT for the question.
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Starts answer with "We're all...."

Speaking in "We"

Ignoring Tingle's question of whether HE takes personal responsibility & will HE say sorry for HIS mistakes

Morrison reverts to "we" to avoid the question of "I" - he does NOT say sorry.

No apology.
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Still rabbiting on. Still hasn't said sorry, still using "we" & "us".

Reverts to "I" chose to send in Gen Frewen, then reverts to "we" again

Takes credit for himself, puts blame on the collective Coalition.

Still rabbiting on, still hasn't said sorry
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"I will never let anyone on the NDIS down, if I can help it" says Morrison

Always a disclaimer.

How entirely expected.
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Uhlmann: Cost of living question, what are you gonna do about it?

PM: Gives a long-winded attempt at an economic lecture, well-rehearsed answer to this Dixer, empathy lessons kicking in again. Russ would be proud.

His brow furrows, now he's talking Ukraine
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Clare Armstrong question: What makes Parliament safer for women than it was 12 months ago.

PM: we have a complaints process now.

So no cultural change, but if you do get raped the complaints process is better. Yay

Morrison legit thinks this is good

FMD!!!!!!!
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Mark Riley: Aged care bonuses question, "they sound like How To Vote Cheques", asks why the Morrison Govt won't argue for better wages at Fair Work

PM: "What we're doing here is helping aged care providers"

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So effectively, PM is pouring money into an already non-compliant industry - turns the conversation to Labor.

No mention of cultural change, staff to patient ratios, making rich aged care providers compliant - nah, just throw money at it & hope it works.
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Andrew Clennell question: "Have you lost touch with ordinary Australians? Tell me the price of a loaf of bread, a litre of fuel & a RAT"

PM: Spin, spin, Labor, Labor, Labor

He obviously is out-of-touch & cannot price the items listed

He's fucking clueless
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PM not doing well here at all, absolutely failing questions

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Andrew Probyn question: Polls are bad, "why are you the best person to lead the Coalition to the next election?"

PM: I have great trust in the Aust ppl, Australians take these things seriously

Doesn't mention if God will appoint him & Jenny for another term
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PvO question: Asks about Gladys & a hot telephone exchange, he reads it out aloud, Gladys says PM is "a horrible, horrible person", a sitting Minister describes Morrison as a "psycho"

Wow!!!!

PM: "I don't know who you're talking about, I don't agree"

LOLZ😂
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Katharine Murphy question: Aged care mistakes, why are they being repeated?

PM: Every life lost is a terrible loss, spin, spin, 99% of aged care will have been offered boosters, spin

His voice is low, he's trying very hard to appear like he cares

Fake fake fake
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Phil Coorey question: If you win, will you support an inquiry into the pandemic?

Already doing it says PM

PM refers to a Senate inquiry, fails to mention that Aged Care Services Minister Richard Colbeck refused to attend on Jan 14 bcuz he was at the cricket
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Samantha Maiden question: Why are politicians allowed to be paid allowances to be in Canberra just to stay in their own homes & pay off their own properties?

PM: I don't have a problem with it & the rules are made independently of Govt

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David Crowe question: RATs, planning that didn't happen, sovereign manufacturing capability, etc?

PM: RATs only approved by TGA in November, basically not my fault for not ordering enough RATs- fails to mention multiple warnings from business/ACTU that he ignored
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Crowe pushes Morrison on the planning & supply of RATs, saying it's the role of govt to plan

Morrison lies "No country did"

Crowe: UK did

Also Germany did, most of Europe did, USA did

PM: Goes onto perpetuate the lie he just told, it wasn't MY fault he pleads
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Greg Brown question: Coalition is unpopular & Labor has a small-target strategy, how are you gonna win? More tax cuts??

PM: We're a low taxing govt (another lie), lies about Labor - basically "Who do you trust?"

The polls say NOT you @ScottMorrisonMP

Not you
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Laura Tingle asks if he'll debate Anthony Albanese

PM rabbits on again, not sure about what, doesn't give a straight answer.

So, I'm thinking that's a 'No' from the PM

No wait... hang on

LT: "Will you do a debate though?"
PM: "Of course I will"

Address ends.
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