The Treasurer had Peter Dutton in his sights on Saturday morning while speaking at the electorate of Fadden, claiming he “fails the test” of leadership “every day”.
While admitting a Labor win was unlikely in a seat considered “safe” for the Liberal-Nationals Party, the Treasurer backed Labor candidate Letitia Del Fabbro to put the pressure on the Coalition Leader, urging Fadden residents not to “reward” him.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers ripped into Peter Dutton, labelling him 'pathologically negative' and 'relentlessly angry'. Picture: Sky News Australiaon the back of the Robodebt reportHe also urged for the area to “show its support” for Ms Del Fabbro rather than replace Stuart Robert with a “similar” LNP representative.
“Certainly one of the reasons why this by-election is happening is because they clung to people like Stuart Robert for too long and this is an opportunity not just to replace Stuart Robert with another similar LNP figure but to replace Stuart Robert with a person of the character and calibre of Letitia Del Fabbro.”
“I think Peter Dutton fails the test every day that he pursues this pathologically negative, relentlessly angry strategy. I think most days he proves himself unfit for the office he aspires to and we saw that during the week,” he said. The Peter Dutton-led Coalition is still expected to regain its seat in Fadden in Saturday's by-election. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Martin Ollman
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