Anthony Albanese last night joined a small band of prime ministers to have made televised addresses to the nation but the reaction has been muted.
View image in fullscreenPrime minister Anthony Albanese addresses the nation from his office at Parliament House on Wednesday. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAPThe opposition leader, Angus Taylor, told 7News last night that the prime minister did not give enough detail about how much fuel the country had in reserve and urged him to be more transparent.
“There has consistently been a lack of detail, but also a lack of a plan,” Taylor said on Wednesday night. “We know we’ve got a problem with 600 servos, we also know that the government keeps telling us there’s more than enough stock and so we need clarity on this. We need a plan to go with that.”
Some newspapers were more direct, with Sydney’s Daily Telegraph running a story on less than complimentary reaction from Australians online, the gist of which was that they thought it was a “nothing burger” and a waste of time.
The Nine stable was a little more polite but an opinion piece argued the PM shouldn’t have bothered because his message was ultimately a bit meh.
