Hey @David_Speers

I hear you've come down with an bad case of selective amnesia, for some reason you seem to think @ScottMorrisonMP has had a 'good' year?

I've created a brief reminder of Morrison's 2020 Fuck-Ups in an Advent Calendar just for you
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#auspol #insiders
Day 1: January

Morrison sparks protests calling for his sacking around Australia. Angry Australians are not happy with him going to Hawaii while Australia burned.

Remember you called it a 'misstep' Dave?

Morrison visits Cobargo
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#auspol #insiders
Day 2: February

Bridget McKenzie resigns after weeks of Morrison defending her, the #Sportsrorts scandal is traced all the way back to the Prime Minister's office.

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#auspol #insiders https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/embattled-mckenzie-resigns-from-federal-cabinet-over-sports-rorts-affair-20200202-p53wxm.html
Embattled McKenzie resigns from federal cabinet over 'sports rorts' affair

Nationals deputy leader finally falls victim to the sports rorts scandal, quitting the front bench for failing to declare membership before approving grant.

https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/embattled-mckenzie-resigns-from-federal-cabinet-over-sports-rorts-affair-20200202-p53wxm.html
Day 3: March

Morrison announces 'bespoke' arrangements for cruise ships under the control of Border Force on March 15.

March 19 the #RubyPrincess docked in Circular Quay, 2800 ppl got off the ship & spread COVID across the country
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#auspol #insiders https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-15/coronavirus-covid19-self-isolation-announced-for-australia/12057772
Australia enforces self-isolation on overseas arrivals, lockdowns on the table

Anyone arriving in Australia from overseas will to be forced to self-isolate for 14 days, while lockdown measures similar to those in place in European countries remain on the table.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-15/coronavirus-covid19-self-isolation-announced-for-australia/12057772
Day 4: April

Morrison threatens aged care homes to open up or the Commonwealth will get involved.

Morrison never created a COVID plan for aged care.

This failure led to hundreds of deaths in aged care.
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#auspol #insiders https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-04-24/coronavirus-aged-care-facilities-urged-to-follow-visitor-rules/12181408
PM warns aged care facilities to follow coronavirus visitor rules

Scott Morrison warns aged care facilities that are imposing visitor rules beyond the national coronavirus advice to stop, saying the Commonwealth will step in if they don't.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-04-24/coronavirus-aged-care-facilities-urged-to-follow-visitor-rules/12181408
April gets two tweets in this thread bcuz the other big thing that happened this month was Foreign Minister Marise Payne appeared on #insiders

PM wanted her to announce something, so he said "pick a fight with China, that'll do"

So she did.
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#auspol https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-04-19/payne-calls-for-inquiry-china-handling-of-coronavirus-covid-19/12162968
Payne wants transparent probe into coronavirus origins independent of WHO

Labor backs Marise Payne's call for a global inquiry to be held into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic, with the Foreign Minister calling for the probe to be run independently of the World...

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-04-19/payne-calls-for-inquiry-china-handling-of-coronavirus-covid-19/12162968
Day 5: May

Morrison accepts responsibility for a $60 billion #JobKeeper bungle.

Largest Treasury error in Australian history!

PM refused to use the unexpected windfall to extend #JobKeeper to The Arts sector, universities, casuals
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#auspol #insiders https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-24/coronavirus-jobkeeper-wage-subsidy-josh-frydenberg-60-billion/12280716
'I have to take responsibility': PM owns $60b JobKeeper mistake

Prime Minister Scott Morrison takes responsibility for a $60 billion JobKeeper miscalculation but dubs an effort to demand answers from the Treasurer a political stunt.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-24/coronavirus-jobkeeper-wage-subsidy-josh-frydenberg-60-billion/12280716
Day 6: June

Morrison demands borders open up.

He undermined State & Territory leaders constantly, he wanted to 'snapback'.

He later took credit for the States' & Territories' world-leading success in controlling COVID.
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#auspol #insiders https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/morrison-urges-state-and-territory-leaders-to-open-borders-in-july-20200610-p551d1.html
Morrison urges state and territory leaders to open borders in July

Scott Morrison says travel restrictions are costing jobs and putting the tourism industry at risk, while NZ is also itching for a travel bubble.

https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/morrison-urges-state-and-territory-leaders-to-open-borders-in-july-20200610-p551d1.html
Day 7: July

Morrison sparks outrage as he shuts down Parliament while demanding everyone else return to work.

It didn't go down well.
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#auspol #insiders https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/politics/australian-politics/2020/07/19/federal-parliment-coronavirus-shutdown/
'Unacceptable': Outrage as Morrison government cancels parliament

Frontline workers have slammed the government’s decision to cancel the next sitting of parliament due to coronavirus, arguing it shows a double standard.

https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/politics/australian-politics/2020/07/19/federal-parliment-coronavirus-shutdown/
Day 8: August

When asked at a Senate inquiry, Aged Care Minister Senator Richard Colbeck didn't know how many ppl had died in aged care.

Morrison supported him.

Did I mention that Morrison never created a COVID aged care plan?
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#auspol #insiders https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/aug/21/scott-morrison-defends-aged-care-minister-who-didnt-know-number-of-covid-deaths
Scott Morrison defends aged care minister who didn't know number of Covid deaths

Richard Colbeck apologises for federal government’s role in aged care outbreaks but denies it was ‘absent’

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/aug/21/scott-morrison-defends-aged-care-minister-who-didnt-know-number-of-covid-deaths
Day 9: September

Did I mention Morrison undermining the States?

Morrison bullies QLD Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk, who was following the health advice, something Morrison had been saying for months that all Australians had to do.
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#auspol #insiders https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-10/annastacia-palaszczuk-scott-morrison-bullying-covid-19/12649008
'Worst I've ever seen': Palaszczuk hits back at Morrison for 'bullying' over funeral exemption

A very emotional Annastacia Palaszczuk accuses Prime Minister Scott Morrison of "bullying" her to intervene in the case of a woman unable to attend her father's funeral because of coronavirus...

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-10/annastacia-palaszczuk-scott-morrison-bullying-covid-19/12649008
Day 10: October

Morrison promises to get #strandedAussies home by Christmas.

He failed.
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#auspol #insiders https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-23/coronavirus-australia-live-news-covid-19-scott-morrison/12804552
Morrison wants thousands of stranded Australians home by Christmas

The PM says he wants all Australians who want to return from overseas back home within two months, but it will be dependent on flights and "cooperation from state and territory governments".

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-23/coronavirus-australia-live-news-covid-19-scott-morrison/12804552
Day 11: November

#Robodebt class action settles out-of-court for $1.2 billion.

Morrison again supports his Ministers, no one was sacked, probably bcuz Morrison was the architect of the illegal scheme.
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#auspol #insiders https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-16/government-response-robodebt-class-action/12886784
Federal Government ends Robodebt class action with settlement worth $1.2 billion

The Commonwealth agrees to a settlement worth $1.2 billion over its unlawful Robodebt recovery program, which raised automated debts against hundreds of thousands of welfare recipients.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-16/government-response-robodebt-class-action/12886784
Day 12: December

Morrison is livid Boris Johnson snubbed him by failing to give him a speaking gig at UK Climate Summit even tho PM said he'd announce he won't cheat with carryover credits

Oh, how the international community laughed
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#auspol #insiders https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/dec/12/silent-treatment-how-scott-morrison-earned-boris-johnsons-climate-summit-snub
Silent treatment: how Scott Morrison earned Boris Johnson's climate summit snub

The PM will get due credit when he does something substantial to change Coalition brinkmanship on climate

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/dec/12/silent-treatment-how-scott-morrison-earned-boris-johnsons-climate-summit-snub
There ya go @David_Speers, does that refresh your memory?

I wouldn't call it a 'good' year for Morrison by any stretch of the imagination but then I'm not a big fancy-arse journo like you

I do have a better memory than you though

Merry Christmas Speersy🎄
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#auspol #insiders
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