Rape and sexism allegations undo plans for early Australian poll Sydney Letter: Prime minister Scott Morrison’s approval with women has plummeted about 6 hours ago
Just two months ago the Australian Liberal-led government was riding high in the polls and word was there would be an early election in October. After being widely criticised for going on holiday to Hawaii at the height of the 2019-2020 bush fires disaster, prime minister Scott Morrison was subsequently praised for his handling of the coronavirus crisis. The tightening of borders kept Covid deaths to just over 900 out of a population of more than 25 million, and though the country entered recession for the first time in 29 years, the economy was back in the black by the second half of 2020.