Scott Morrison says he plans on giving Australians a ‘fair go’ as prime minister following a week of tumultuous politics.
Mr Morrison said that fairness means different things to everyone but that would not stop him from a fair fight against the Labor Party.
‘I think it’s a fundamentally un-Australian principle for you to do better than someone else then someone else has to do worse,’ he told Daily Telegraph.
‘When they talk about fairness they are trying to engage the worst of how people feel… I am trying to engage the best’.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has revealed how he’s going to give Australians a ‘fair go’ following the week of turmoil the Liberal Party faced
He said that the way he and Josh Frydenberg, his deputy, reached the point they’re at now for their ‘support’ of Malcolm Turnbull and Julie Bishop
Just days after being sworn in as Australia’s 30th prime minister, Mr Morrison has already met with former prime minister John Howard, and former treasurer Peter Costello.
He said his support to Malcolm Turnbull, and Josh Frydenberg’s support to Julie Bishop, helped them to get to where they are today.
He also vows to not let minor parties try to control the political conversation.
‘We are not the One Nation party… we are not the same and we shouldn’t pretend that we are’.
After taking control of the leadership, Mr Morrison had a ‘very warm’ chat on the phone with US President Donald Trump, who called to congratulate him.
He also told the publication his daughters Lily, 9 and Abbey, 11 were excited to hear that their dad would be talking to the president on Saturday.
Mr Morrison also extended an invitation to the President who has not visited Australia since taking office.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison with his wife Jenny Morrison and their two daughters Abbey and Lily
‘I did tell him I was a rubbish golfer,’ Mr Morrison told The Sunday Telegraph.
‘I am not quite sure that term is well known in the US so there are other phrases I have and I’ll have to be careful of using Shire-colloquialisms in international engagements.’
Mr Morrison has also spoken with Indonesian President Joko Widodo and New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.
‘Had a great discussion with @realDonaldTrump this morning. We affirmed the strength of the relationship between the US and Australia,’ Mr Morrison tweeted.
There’s a possibility Mr Trump could visit Down Under as soon as November, following the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Papua New Guinea.
Mr Morrison also extended an invitation to the President who has not visited Australia since taking office
A spokesperson from the Prime Minister’s office said both leaders used the call to reaffirm the strong bond between the US and Australia.
‘Both underlined the strength and depth of our alliance and the unbreakable friendship between Australia and the United States,’ the spokesperson said.
‘Both leaders agreed to stay in contact and to meet at an early opportunity.’
After the call, Mr Trump Trump took to Twitter to publicly congratulate Mr Morrison on becoming Australia’s 30th prime minister.
‘Congratulations to new Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison. There are no greater friends than the United States and Australia!’ Mr Trump wrote.
PM Morrison revealed the leaders spoke via Twitter (pictured). He shared story of war hero to symbolise century of mateship between the nations
Trump also tweeted to congratulate Morrison for becoming Prime Minister (pictured)
The Trump administration is keen to continue to strengthen the bond.
‘We look forward to working with the new prime minister and his cabinet,’ a State Department official told AAP.
‘We enjoyed a very close and positive relationship with former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull and we are confident that close working relationship under Prime Minister Morrison will continue.’
New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern also looks forward to building a ‘really strong’ relationship with her Australian counterpart who was previously the Director of the New Zealand Office of Tourism.
‘Regardless of who’s in charge we’ll keep advocating in the same way on behalf of New Zealand,’ she told reporters in Auckland on Friday.
‘Certainly, I’ll make an assumption here based on the role he’s had in the past that he’ll know New Zealand and its fine attributes really well.’
Mr Morrison will visit farmers in Queensland this week in his first official outing as prime minister.
National drought coordinator Major General Stephen Day (left) is seen during a meeting with Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack