ScoMo: time's running out for the hollowman on an empty chair

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For the first time as PM, ScoMo showed some spine this week when he told Queensland to take a hike - pay for your own flood repair. But after one day of bad headlines and criticism from insurance companies (!), he went buckled, bent and broke. He managed to look weak whle giving away $370 million. That takes a special breed of political stupid. What more should we expect from this most hollow of hollow men? https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/apr/07/scott-morrison-caves-in-to-co-funding-queensland-flood-resilience-package-after-fierce-criticism https://www.skynews.com.au/australia-news/politics/getup-exploit-peta-credlins-sky-news-australia-documentary-investigation-into-climate-200-to-plea-for-donations/news-story/bc21a54e9aac9fcf780272d14ffae13a?preview=true&fbclid=IwAR3_9CMJz79UtySDEN_zXBsl69snaUcMTSMGsBF0sxoXlXFITORh2_DaCr0

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