Crikey’s political editor Bernard Keane really lit the fuse when he suggested that Peter Dutton was a better option for prime minister than Scott Morrison. It took mere moments for the emails to start flooding in…
Tom McDade writes: Are you insane???
Margery Clark writes: I have been thinking along the same lines! I originally thought Dutton would have been better as he was more gross than Morrison but this idea has become more reinforced as time goes on. I am now thinking of emailing Dutton and suggesting it to him.
Richard Hanlon writes: I could not, even under the influence of mind-numbing liquor, be persuaded that Peter Dutton should be allowed any greater input on Australia’s future. With such memorable quotes as “anchor babies” in reference to asylum seekers, “putting out the trash” in reference to Kiwi deportations, and the worst of all, in my opinion, referring to Christian Porter as “a class act”. There’s absolutely no depth or honour in the present
Citizen shut-out a simply heartless solution to crisis
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May 3, 2021 â 12.05am
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Credit:Michael Leunig
The Coalitionâs response to the situation in India is horrifying (âFines and jail for those who flout India banâ, May 1-2). There is another possible response that is humane and just: get them home as soon as possible. What does it say about the governmentâs confidence in our quarantine systems when citizens in this dire situation are locked out? Maybe Morrison should take Jennyâs advice and imagine his own family in the same boat.