Morrison traveled to New South Wales over the weekend in a private jet to visit family on Australian Father’s Day even as millions in the country remained in lockdown and were unable to visit out-of-state family members, the New York Times reported.
The prime minister spent time in Sydney before returning to Canberra to partake in a national security meeting, an action which critics immediately labeled as an example of double standards.
Yet instead of owning up to the blunder, Morrison defended the move in an interview published Tuesday, telling Sky News that while he understood people’s frustration, his trip did not violate any lockdown rules.
Meanwhile, in Australia. Quarantine camps. They are so far down the rabbit hole now. pic.twitter.com/nrZnIc9cV6
— James Melville 🌸 (@JamesMelville) September 7, 2021
