ScoMo 2.0 if PM wins vote

THE Prime Minister has again pledged to be more consultative if re-elected, doubling down on his comments that he could change from being “a bit of a bulldozer”.

Speaking on Saturday, Mr Morrison was asked about his new pitch to voters and said he had needed to be tough during the pandemic.

“We’ve been effectively dealing with a global crisis for the last two years,” he said.

“That was a time for me as Prime Minister in my government to be in the gear of pushing through and that was necessary.

“(There) just hasn’t been the time during that period of crisis to undergo the broad scale, consultation and engagement, which is my preference.

“The next stage is very different … I’m looking forward to changing the gears of our government to secure those opportunities that are ahead of us. That means being able to engage more with local communities. We’ve been locked up in Canberra, just as people were locked up here in Victoria and that’s all changed.”

Mr Morrison said Australia was moving to a “optimistic mode”.