Scott Morrison trying to look like a leader but can he kill off the Coalition's political headaches? | Greg Jericho

The PM must explain who he is and why he’s in office – yet also explain what his party stands for

This week the prime minister, Scott Morrison, was very much engaged in an exercise of answering the two questions most people are wondering about him: who are you and why are you here? When you find yourself the leader of a nation, it is generally good to have a reason for being there other than Morrison’s current explanation that he basically tripped into the job by accident.

Thus this week, in response to the needles in strawberry scare, out he strode in full “look at me being a leader” mode to announce tougher penalties and new laws.

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