In a change in tune from the Coalition, Liberal senator Jane Hume has attacked Prime Minister Anthony Albanese for his decision to purchase a $4.3 million ocean-view home on NSW’s Central Coast.
In a press conference yesterday, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton wouldn’t criticise the PM, only saying he wished him and his fiancee Jodie Haydon well, and that it was a private matter.
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But speaking on Seven’s Sunrise this morning, Hume said she had a problem with the timing.
After fellow panellist Housing Minister Clare O’Neil confidently called on Hume to share her view, saying she didn’t think the Liberals would disagree that the PM was entitled to make the purchase, the Liberal senator was not so generous.
“This is tone-deaf during a housing crisis,” Hume said.
“Clare as the housing minister is the one being sent out to clean up this mess.”
Hume said the PM was entitled to a personal life and to make retirement plans, then quipped: “I think there are plenty of Australians and probably some of his colleagues that would like to see [his retirement] happen sooner rather than later.”
Meanwhile, O’Neil defended the decision, saying Albanese was entitled to a personal life and was about to embark on a “new life with his incredible fiancee”.
“This man leads an Australian government that is more bold and ambitious on addressing the housing needs in Australia than we have in many decades.”
