Ally Langdon launches a savage attack on Anthony Albanese for failing to get the details of his OWN politics across – leaving his deputy stuttering – while his own party DEMANDS him to raise his game
- Anthony Albanese received notes in a press after struggling with politics
- Journalists and Defense Secretary Peter Dutton said he didn’t know the details
- Ally Langdon slammed Mr Albanese on the Today Show saying he’s weak on the details
- Deputy Labor leader Richard Marles said politics is “not a pop quiz”.
A heated Allison Langdon has blasted Anthony Albanese after he failed to remember one of his key directives.
In an interview with Labor Deputy Leader Richard Marles on the Today Show, the Channel Nine host said: “I guess details are his kryptonite”.
In his press conferences this week, Mr Albanese has deferred questions on Labor policy to the relevant shadow minister, prompting accusations that he does not know the details.
On Thursday, he was unable to articulate his six-point plan for the NDIS and had to read from a policy document handed to him off-screen by an adviser.
A Labor MP, speaking anonymously, said he “must get the details across” and another described the presser as a “train wreck”.
Australian opposition leader Anthony Albanese holds his briefing folder after a disastrous press conference on Thursday
Langdon said: “It’s not just yesterday, it just happened this week on Monday and Tuesday.”
Mr Marles then stuttered as he tried to defend his leader’s gaffes, before saying: “It’s not a pop quiz. We have guidelines on our website.’
Langdon cut him off and said, “Wait, what do you mean by that… Details don’t matter, is that what you’re saying?”
Marles replied: “Ultimately, this is about ideas and when you talk about NDIS, it’s about people with disabilities no longer being at the center of the system.”
Defense Secretary Peter Dutton said the faux pas showed there was a “huge risk” in voting for Labor.
“You are risking what we have in our country at the moment to a complete unknown and frankly someone who is not up to the task,” he said.
Mr Albanese faced a pack of reporters in Sydney on Thursday where, in response to a barrage of questions, he did not outline his six-point NDIS plan.
Allison Langdon (pictured) blasted Anthony Albanese after he failed to remember one of his key guidelines
All he could say was, “We will put people at the heart of NDIS,” before a reporter exclaimed, “You don’t know your own politics, Mr. Albanese.”
After a few more questions on various subjects, Mr Albanese walked off camera and journalists saw an adviser hand him a document.
ALP President Wayne Swan came to Mr Albanese’s defense and said he could not remember every detail of a directive released 18 days ago.
“You don’t have to recite six or twelve points,” he said. “I just think Australia is being undersold by this gotcha journalism. ‘
“If you wanted to play a pop quiz and be successful, someone like Barry Jones would have been prime minister.”
Mr Swan dismissed claims by Today host Karl Stefanovic that he could have recited all the guidelines before slamming the double standard.
“The Prime Minister is not given the same focus and there is a certain level of hostility in the press. That doesn’t help and it’s not good for democracy and it’s not good for debate.’
2GB’s Chris Smith remained defiant, insisting Mr Albanese should be able to list the six points.
“It’s his own policy,” he said. “Eighteen days. What is he going to do when he is Prime Minister and he has a crisis that develops overnight and he only has a few hours to prepare.
Mr. Albanese read the cheat sheet after it was handed to him by one of his advisers
