#NotMyPM was the trending Twitter hashtag on Monday night, after Australian Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, chose not to attend the Uluru closure ceremony.
After decades of activism and protesting by the Indigenous Anangu people, the management board of the Uluru-Kata Tjuta national park unanimously banned tourists from climbing the sacred site in November 2017, with the closure coming into effect on October 26, 2019. Marking the historic decision, dignitaries and members of the Indigenous community celebrated the occasion with an official ceremony, with a notable exception.
Instead of attending, Morrison, 51, was seen at a Constellation Cup netball match, watching a game between the Australia Diamonds and the New Zealand Silver Ferns at Perth’s RAC Arena with his wife, Jennifer Morrison, and their two daughters, Lily and Abbey Morrison.
Explaining his absence, Morrison claimed a scheduling issue meant he wasn't able to attend the ceremony, instead sending Environment Minister Sussan Ley. While the Minister for Indigenous Health, Ken Wyatt, and Leader of the Opposition, Anthony Albanese, were also absent, Labor members Senator Pat Dodson, Linda Burney and Malarndirri McCarthy were present.
“My schedule didn’t permit me to be there. I can’t be in two places at once. I was in WA on the weekend and I was travelling back with my family from the West Australian telethon,” he told media at a press conference in Sydney this Monday.
In response, Australians have flooded Twitter with tweets calling Morrison's absence "selfish," "insulting," and "privileged," marking their disdain with the hashtag #NotMyPM.
Twitter users also took this opportunity to express concerns in other areas of the PM's leadership, commenting on his policies relating to mental health, and the drought currently affecting 97 per cent of NSW, and large areas of Queensland, Victoria and South Australia, as well as his controversial relationship with Hillsong church leader Brian Houston, whose father Frank has been found guilty of child sexual abuse.
What do you think about ScoMo's decision to skip the Uluru closure ceremony? Tell us in a comment below.
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It seems like our Australian Left is taking a page out of the US Democrats playbook.
"Not my President!", next they'll be trying to impeach Morrison.. that's fine, I'm more than happy for the Australian Left to spend the next 3 years lecturing the rest of us as to why we made the wrong choice in electing Morrison, how dumb we are for doing that, and how silly we'll feel at the next election when ultimately Morrison and his government will be removed from power.
It's working out so well for the Democrats that it's not really surprising that our local Leftists would try the same tactics..... /sarc
Amen. Scott Morrison is doing a fantastic job as Prime Minister and keeping Australia prosperous and secure for all Australians. Smaller Government is better for one’s liberties and we are in the land of the free. Not everyone agrees with the closure of this climb and Australia is home to more people than just this one tribe in one part of Australia that doesn’t want to share such a special and iconic place with the rest of the citizens of this great land. Not one living citizen today is responsible for the atrocities of the past, but we all play a part in building a better future for generations ahead. It’s true we can all only be in one place at one time but let’s not attack one another but come together and share in wisdom.
Why are you so obsessed with American politics? And why do you think a PM should be above scrutiny?
MORRISON IS A MORON. He is cruel to the underprivileged. He is pure NASTY.