Dan Tehan visits Gilmore, Andrew Constance criticises Labor’s bushfire adverts
Trade Minister Dan Tehan was in the marginal NSW seat of Gilmore this morning, supporting Liberal candidate Andrew Constance.
With two polls at present exhibiting the Labor Party is in a profitable place, Mr Constance stated he was not listening to any issues about Prime Minister Scott Morrison.
“Certainly, when people weigh up Albo verse Scomo it becomes a pretty interesting question,” he stated.
Mr Constance warned the Labor Party’s election assault ads targeted on the Prime Minister’s dealing with of the Black Summer bushfires have been triggering psychological well being issues.
The TV adverts function pictures of Mr Morrison making an attempt to pressure an exhausted firefighter to shake his hand, as properly as photos of him on vacation in Hawaii through the fires.
Mr Constance, who has beforehand revealed he was recognized with PTSD as a results of trauma from the bushfires, stopped in need of calling for the adverts to be pulled, however stated “they are terrible”.
“I just want everyone to be mindful of politics at this point in time – in terms of fire recovery we have to be very sensitive.
“It ought to be bipartisan. There should not be any arguments actually in phrases of those that are struggling at this second, a few of them nonetheless working by paperwork with insurance coverage corporations and builders.
“They are living this every day – I just want it to be sensitive to be honest.”
Mr Tehan and Mr Constance additionally introduced a re-elected Morrison authorities would offer $5.5 million to rebuild the native Gerringong Surf Life Saving Clubhouse.
The cash would come from the Building Better Regions Club, with Surf Life Saving NSW anticipated to kick in one other $500,000.
Mr Constance stated the brand new construct could be a group hub for the entire area.
Reporting by Kelly Fuller from ABC Wollongong