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Good For You, Craig Kelly
The Coalition needs Craig Kelly but they certainly don’t deserve him. The pile-on against Scott Morrison, for his vacation, his ‘lack of leadership on climate change’ and his alleged responsibility for the bushfires, has been of Trump Derangement Syndrome proportions.
Kelly comes out in a combative interview with ITV talking head Piers Morgan and (a) defends the PM regarding his vacation, (b) points out that the bushfires have nothing to do with climate change and (c) that in terms of emissions reductions we are doing more than most countries.
And what thanks does he get? Minister for water resources, drought and a lucky dip of other portfolios, David Littleproud, says:
That’s just a sideshow. He doesn’t represent the views of the government and you know what I couldn’t give a rat’s what he said, it’s irrelevant, let’s just focus on those people that are out there that need our help.
This is the same Littleproud who, only months ago, opined that he ‘
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