Daniel Andrews has said Anthony Albanese 'works hard every day' after the Prime Minister copped criticism for spending three nights at the tennis in Melbourne amid the Alice Springs crime crisis.
Mr Andrews on Tuesday declared Mr Albanese, his friend of three decades,"works hard every day" and described the Melbourne Park tournament as a"significant event".
Anthony Albanese at the Australian Open on Sunday night with partner Jodie Haydon and Tennis Australia chair Jayne Hrdlicka. Picture: Lintao Zhang/Getty Images "So people can form their own views but what I know, not a matter of perception, a matter of fact, is the Prime Minister works hard every day.
Mr Shorten was asked by Sky News Australia host Peter Peter Stefanovic if Mr Albanese had his priorities misplaced. "In terms of visiting the tennis, he goes every year. This is nothing new. And also he's one of the hardest working blokes I've ever met." "The Prime Minister has to do something and he has to be seen to do something. At least ScoMo paid his own way to Hawaii, we paid for Albo to go to the tennis."
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