The PM’s apology that was not an apology

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Scott Morrison’s press conference showed classic blame-shifting, something voters have seen time and again in this pandemic. | David Crowe | ANALYSIS auspol

The roar of frustration from Australian households finally reached the courtyards of Parliament House on Wednesday with a volume Scott Morrison could not ignore.Scott Morrison did not apologise for the pain Australians were feeling from Omicron. He only conceded it was there.Morrison made sure his opening remarks to his press conference on Wednesday, broadcast live as usual on ABC TV and Sky News, were about acknowledging the anger in the community over the Omicron wave.

“You’ve seen queues, you’ve seen rising cases, you’ve seen pressures on hospital systems, you’ve seen disruption of supply chains, you’ve seen shortages of tests,” he said. This came with a message, however, that Australians were not alone in seeing this pain – and that their Prime Minister, by implication, was not at fault.“That is what Omicron has brought. But that is of no comfort to Australians who have had a frustrating and difficult and highly concerning summer, and that is something that we must continue to work together to push through.”

This was not a mea culpa. Labor leader Anthony Albanese says Morrison failed to order enough vaccines in time last year and has just made the same mistake with rapid antigen tests. Morrison did not give a quarter on this charge.“We accept our share of the responsibility when it comes to providing the tests that we are responsible to provide,” he said. This was important. Even so, he argued that tests were mostly up to the states and territories.

 

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What a face

Arrogance in the extreme

Not long to wait until he is out on his bum ( watch who u vote for with preferences or ur voting for this clown again)

I see David is following the channel 9 directive of going soft on Morrison. ThisisNotJournalism

ScottyDoesNothing ScottyDoesntGiveARats ScottyThePathologicalLiar ScottyTheRATThief LiarFromTheShire ScottyFromHillsong ScottyFromPhotoOps ScottyTheGaslighter Idontholdthehose ScottyBlamestheStates It's a hashtag festival!

David Crowe showing his classic crappy journalism.

Only have to look at Labor's Despot Dan in Victoria to see see blame shifting at its best. Has never accepted any responsibility for the mess he has presided over.

natecochrane Watch this bloke get re-elected on United Australia preferences..

But like the Age newspaper. Never the state government problem in Victoria. Always when it’s a problem , go after the feds

Besides blaming Labor for his mistakes, and of course the mandatory lies in every sentence, I love when he says he didn't say what he said at the previous press conference when he said it. Hope he doesn't think he has a ghost of a chance in the next election, that would be funny

Stands for nothing Its all PR please the press gallery. What about us?

Doesn't hold a hose. Doesn't give a RATs. Useless 🤡 ScottyDoesNothing

CallTheElectionDickhead

You know what I am most upset about ScottMorrisonMP?You, your policies, your thirst for power, meant my kids got Covid. My beautiful children, who vaccinated & isolated & did without -then you ‘open up’ & they stood no chance!I will never forgive you, can’t wait to vote you out!

“It’s not my fault that Jenny married me”

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