What’s the price of a loaf of bread? A whole lot of political trouble
by Matilda Boseley from on (#5VPFC)
Scott Morrison this week admitted he didn't know how much staples cost. Given similar questions have undone other politicians perhaps he was wise not to take a stab
Australians have been talking about foodstuffs this week after the prime minister was unable to nominate the price of a loaf of bread when quizzed during his National Press Club appearance.
A Sky News journalist on Tuesday asked Scott Morrison if he had lost touch with ordinary Australians". Could the PM, for instance, name the price of a loaf of bread, a litre of petrol and a rapid antigen test?" Morrison stated that he wasn't going to pretend to you that I go out each day and I buy a loaf of bread and I buy a litre of milk".
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