Questionable priorities
Albanese targets Energy Minister’s fudged figures
DETECTIVE Albo reporting for duty.
This week was a particularly ludicrous one in Canberra.
As the country suffers in drought and a bank was caught breaking the law more than 28 million times, Labor chose to waste every chance they could by going after Energy Minister Angus Taylor.
Taylor’s accused of using a fake document about travel to score a point on climate warrior and Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore.
I don’t know who got the numbers wrong, but the minister has to own that the numbers were wrong and he has.
Taylor has already apologised.
But that’s not enough, and Twitter smells blood.
Albo is a slave to the online mob and Labor asked almost 70 questions about who knew what and when.
Things jumped the shark when the media saw a great scandal in the PM calling the NSW Police Commissioner to find out what they were looking into.
He didn’t tell them what to do with their investigation.
By admission of the commissioner it was a quick call and there was no pressure.
Sound familiar? It’s exactly what American lefties think is reason for Trump to be booted out of office.
To this rabid mob it doesn’t matter what was actually said, it’s all about “how it looks”.
Well this is what it looks like – the PM wasn’t going to trust Albo.
Rather, he would prefer his media mates at The Guardian describe the seriousness of the investigation.
Otherwise it depicts the media as still being biased about the police being crook.
Their claim that there are “questions to answer” suggests the Commissioner is corrupt and would cover something up for a mate.
That’s a disgraceful slur to level, but it’s one that they did, early this week.
If you think I’m being over the top invoking Trump levels of media madness, The Guardian actually printed this headline as part of their news coverage: “Scott Morrison refuses to release notes of phone call with NSW Police Commissioner”.
The truth is, this is all outrage and slurs in search of an actual scandal.
Yes, Taylor was wrong to use the wrong numbers to make a cheap point about a mayor.
But crimes, corruption and cover-ups?
I don’t think so.
The truth is this was all about Albo sending his troops off to Christmas with a spring in their step.
They expected to be having Christmas drinks at The Lodge.
Instead, they face three more years in the wilderness.
Albo’s antics this week might impress his depressed backbench, and his mates in the media, but normal people who barely pay any attention to politics will just see a whole lot of screaming.
But get ready for another week of this garbage.
As part of their antics, Labor rejected Taylor’s request to go to a big climate and energy conference, so they can peck away again in Question Time.
Funny how politics change. Last month, Albo won over the Twitter mob by voting to declare a climate emergency.
This week, he got cheers because he stopped Australia sending someone to do something about it.