Scott Morrison PULLS OUT of highly-anticipated TV interview with ABC’s Leigh Sales

Is Scott Morrison SCARED of Leigh Sales? Prime Minister suddenly pulls out of highly-anticipated interview with ABC anchor – despite speaking to a series of high-profile TV journalists

  • Scott Morrison has backed out of an interview with Leigh Sales on Wednesday 
  • Mr Morrison is currently just behind Anthony Albanese in polls as preferred PM 
  • He appeared on a number of other media programs after the federal budget 
  • Ms Sales later tweeted that the Prime Minister will join her next week instead 

Scott Morrison has backed out of a high profile television interview with Leigh Sales just hours before he was scheduled to appear. 

Ms Sales, the host of ABC’s flagship current affairs program 7.30, tweeted about midday Wednesday that Mr Morrison would be the guest on tonight’s show.

An hour later, she said he had dropped out.  

‘The Prime Minister has withdrawn from tonight’s planned interview and will instead join me next Tuesday night,’ Ms Sales said.

Mr Morrison’s decision coincides with an announcement that Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky will address Australian parliament at 5.30pm AEDT. 

The ABC’s Leigh Sales (pictured) revealed Mr Morrison had backed out of an interview with her hours before it was scheduled to go ahead 

Mr Zelensky will speak to both the Lower House and Senators about Australia’s ongoing support of Ukraine amid an unprovoked invasion launched by Russia on February 24.

The currently under fire Mr Morrison, who trails Labor’s Anthony Albanese as preferred PM in the latest Newspoll, on Tuesday handed down his federal budget.

Tuesday’s budget promised ten million Australians will get up to $1,500 back in their next tax return and another six million will get a $250 cash handout.

Australians earning less than $126,000 will from July 1 get an existing tax offset of up to $1,080 plus a bonus $420 to help manage the rising cost of living in a $4.1billion policy.

Meanwhile, a one-off payment of $250 will hit the accounts of pensioners, welfare recipients and veterans in April in a $1.5billion splash of taxpayer money.

Amid soaring petrol prices, the Government is spending $3billion to slash fuel duty in half for six months – saving an average household $300 over six months and families with two cars $700.

Full list of journalists Scott Morrison was interviewed by today

Ben Fordham – 2GB

Ally Langdon – Today

Kochie – Sunrise

Neil Breen – 4BC

Peter Van Onselen – Studio 10

Michael Rowland – ABC Breakfast

Kieran Gilbert – Sky News

Sabra Lane – ABC AM

 

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