If Scott Morrison was under the illusion he’d be able to question dodge while appearing on ABC’s 7:30 program, he would have got a rude shock last night.
Host Leigh Sales has been praised for grilling the PM on several issues from the economy to the sports grants saga, refusing to take his “politician’s answers”, while challenging him on his responses.
The seasoned journalist opened the heated interview with the very pointed question: “Is the combination of coronavirus and the bushfires going to drive Australia into a recession?”
WATCH: Here’s a snippet of their chat as it heated up. Post continues after video.
The Prime Minister responded, “I’m not getting ahead of these issues”. He then added coronavirus was a health issue first and foremost, but that it would of course have economic ramifications that the government would respond to in a “targeted, measured and scalable” way.
But Sales dug her heels in, suggesting the federal government didn’t have a plan for the economy full stop.
“How is it possible that you don’t have an economic centrepiece beyond a slogan for jobs and growth?” she asked him.
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for too long leigh has been far too soft with members of this government, about damn time she stood up and did her job
Yes, Leigh sales is bringing up issues like the labor party because you are unable to give an actual answer that isn’t political spin doctoring and neither journalists like her or the labor party will accept it anymore, we need to act now, not in 10 years plus. You don’t get to sit around doing a lot of talking but little else. It’s been very evident for a long time this government and prime minister has no idea what they are doing and actually have no business being in office if they aren’t going to listen to their constituents that put them there. Bet those people who swing voted at the last election are beginning to question their choices
We had an election recently and people don’t want higher taxes and prices that won’t change the climate anyhow. Surprising I guess, but the votes in.