During his concession speech on Saturday night, Bill Shorten said he had tried his best before one outraged Labor supporter yelled: ‘It’s not you Bill, it’s the country.’
The furious cry set the tone for the Left’s outpouring of grief over the past two days, as Labor voters, celebrities and commentators unleashed on the Coalition faithful after their shock election victory.
Comedian Meshel Laurie called Australians ‘dumb, mean-spirited and greedy’, while author Jane Caro said she wished she were from New Zealand – although she later backtracked after hundreds of people offered her a lift to the airport.
On social media, countless left-wingers called Coalition supporters ‘racist, homophobic and stupid’ as they were left stunned by Scott Morrison’s against-all-odds win.
But Sunrise host David Koch hit back on Monday morning with a message of his own for the Left.
Social commentator and Sunrise regular Jane Caro (pictured) shared her dismay at the prospect of a Coalition government. ‘Australia. If the LNP wins we have decided to be a backward looking country in a backwater. I wish I was a New Zealander,’ the novelist Tweeted in the midst of election results being counted
‘One thing I am hating on social media is all the people bagging the Australian voters for making the decision,’ he said.
‘Get a grip. People wanting to move to New Zealand, go to New Zealand.
‘The Australian public is pretty smart, they made their decision, you live with it whether you agree or not.’
He was backed up by Coalition voters on social media. One Tweeted: ‘The Left loves democracy… until they lose.’
Politics lecturer Dr Zareh Ghazarian of Monash University said anger was common after elections – but this time it’s worse because of the surprise result.
‘None of us expected this to happen and that will add fuel to the fires of anger,’ he told Daily Mail Australia on Monday morning.
Countless Left-wingers called Coalition supporters ‘racist, homophobic, and stupid’ as they were left stunned by Scott Morrison’s against-all-odds victory
One Twitter made fun of Labor voters who moaned on social media about their surprise loss
Explaining the Coalition victory, Dr Ghazarian said: ‘Their campaign was back to basics. They talked about jobs, the economy and not much else.
‘Labor opened up so many fronts. They talked about fertility control, transgender issues, healthcare, climate change – and Bill Shorten kept saying he wanted to change the nation.
‘Voters, facing volatility in the economy with global trade wars, said they were not in the mood for change and shunned Labor’s big agenda.
‘The message the Labor Party was running on just didn’t resonate with people.
‘When people were asked what their priorities were, they made their decision.’
Several celebrities have been unable to swallow the defeat, sharing their rage after Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s victory.
Feminist author Clementine Ford said voters wanted to leave her son a ‘destroyed world’ while TV host Lisa Wilkinson said she was ‘sick and tired’ of the Coalition.
Television personality Meshel Laurie let go with a barrage of Tweets, airing her disappointment over the Liberal Party’s return to power
The Project panelist Meshel Laurie replied to a Twitter user who branded the Opposition’s tax policies as ‘greedy’
Outspoken author Clementine Ford (pictured) didn’t hold back with her Tweets either. ‘Thinking of my son and his little friends and crying over the climate destroyed, bulls**t world Australian voters are determined to leave him,’ the feminist writer wrote
Television personality Meshel Laurie let off a barrage of tweets, airing her disappointment over the Coalition’s return to power.
‘Australians are dumb, mean-spirited and greedy. Accept it,’ she posted on Saturday night, as the Liberal Party clinched the surprise victory.
Shortly afterwards, the comedian followed up by saying ‘the only thing left to look forward to in a AUSTRALIA is Schadenfreude,’ the German word for enjoying others’ misfortunes.
But she didn’t stop there. A Twitter user replied to her saying ‘Labor got greedy with too much tax – be honest with yourself… no one likes Shorten’.
The Project panelist hit back, saying ‘tax pays for everything outside your house genius. It pays for the hospital you’ll die in one day’.
Social commentator and Sunrise regular Jane Caro also shared her dismay at the prospect of a Coalition government.
‘Australia. If the LNP wins we have decided to be a backward looking country in a backwater. I wish I was a New Zealander,’ the novelist Tweeted in the midst of election results being counted.
On Monday she wrote in the Sydney Morning Herald that she regrets her booze-fuelled tweet and wished Mr Morrison well.
Left-wingers called Coalition supporters ‘racist, homophobic, and stupid’ after the result
As the results came in, writer and broadcaster Yassmin Abdel-Magied declared that ‘it’s going to be a long three years in Australia’ if Scott Morrison is re-elected.
‘Also – a warning to the progressive US counterparts, that even if things look good, ppl may surprise you (again),’ Abdel-Magied Tweeted on Saturday night.
Just hours earlier she weighed in on Tony Abbott losing his seat of Warringah, which he held for 25 years.
‘Even listening to this tony speech makes me shudder… at least he’s not PM any more. Oh but wait, when he gets his talk show we won’t be able to stop him from speaking,’ she wrote.
Outspoken author Clementine Ford also slammed the election result.
‘Thinking of my son and his little friends and crying over the climate destroyed, bulls**t world Australian voters are determined to leave him,’ the feminist writer wrote.
Famously left-wing writer and broadcaster Yassmin Abdel-Magied declared that ‘it’s going to be a long three years in Australia’ if Scott Morrison is re-elected
Outspoken engineer-turned-writer Yasssmin Abdel-Magied also took the opportunity to call out ‘progressive US counterparts’
Former prominent radio host Mike Carlton even said ‘we may have to declare war on Queensland’ after dramatic swings in the sunshine state all but secured the election win for the Coalition.
‘F***. Fifty years ago, Labor lost the 1969 Don’s Party election. History repeats itself: first as tragedy, then as farce.’
He then said ‘WA has gone to s**t too,’ after early results suggested WA was following suit with the rest of the country’s votes.
On Sunday, media personality Lisa Wilkinson penned an open letter to the PM, congratulating him while also begging him to ‘start the healing’.
Ms Wilkinson – a TV host and journalist – took to Ten Daily to slam a perceived ‘toxic culture’ consuming Australian politics and urged the re-elected prime minister to provide ‘real leadership’ with a ‘genuinely clear direction’.
In her letter, she writes that Australia is currently a broken-hearted nation due to the toxicity of the country’s politics.
Media personality Lisa Wilkinson (pictured) has penned an open letter to Prime Minister Scott Morrison following his shock victory
Former prominent radio host Mike Carlton even declared ‘we may have to declare war on Queensland’ after dramatic swings in the sunshine state all but secured the election win for the Coalition
‘We are sick and tired of the energy spent on infighting, political point-scoring and the tribal, factional warfare of recent years.
‘We are aching for inspiring solutions put together by serious people, at a time when we are facing serious problems,’ Ms Wilkinson said.
Ms Wilkinson wished the Prime Minister luck with the next three years, finishing the letter with a nod to New Zealand’s Jacinda Ardern, who was widely praised for her reaction to the Christchurch mosque attack.
‘If you’re ever in doubt when those big decision-making moments arise, when all the nation turns its lonely eyes to you, if despite all your best efforts you find that wisdom is failing you, can you do us a favour? Just call Jacinda,’ she said.
Ms Wilkinson wished the prime minister luck with the next three years, finishing the letter with a nod to New Zealand’s Jacinda Ardern (pictured)