On Friday morning, the prime minister, who routinely shares photos of his cavoodle, tweeted the image to his Twitter account with the message: “Happy worldwide dog day.”
The head of the Nationals, David Littleproud, accused Mr. Albanese of favoring International Day of the Dog above Vietnam Veterans’ Day by posting a copy of the tweet on his own Twitter account.
On Friday morning, the prime minister, who routinely shares photos of his dog on social media, uploaded this image along with the message: “Happy worldwide dog day.”
Leader of the Nationals David Littleproud accused Mr. Albanese of favoring International Day of the Dog above Vietnam Veterans’ Day by posting a copy of the tweet on his own Twitter account.
Accordingly, he added, “the Prime Minister can honor his dog on International Day of the Dog but couldn’t bring himself to honor our Australian Veterans on Vietnam Veterans’ Day.”
On August 18, 60,000 Australians who fought in the Vietnam War—including the 521 who lost their lives—are recognized on Vietnam Veterans Day.
Mr. Littleproud has criticized Mr. Albanese for failing to update his social media platforms with information on the day.
But in reality, the prime minister did honor the veterans in a now-deleted Instagram story.
According to sources close to Mr. Albanese, Mr. Littleproud’s use of his dog in the assault was “ludicrous.”
Following the announcement of two probes that would undoubtedly harm the Coalition, top members of the Opposition have accused Mr. Albanese of continuing to live in the past.
A royal commission probing the robodebt issue will be one, while the other will look into how and why Scott Morrison covertly swore himself into five cabinet roles during the epidemic.
In May 2021, Mr. Albanese is seen with Toto after casting his ballot in the federal election.
Sussan Ley, the deputy leader of the Liberal Party, said that given that the Labor administration has already broken its election pledge to cut electricity costs by $275 year by 2025, it should instead concentrate on the cost of living problem.
She told Sunrise on Friday morning, “The only promise I’m focusing on today is the $275 broken promise about the cost of the power bills.”
“People in my electorate live on poor and fixed incomes and need help, but more importantly, they need the government to put them, their homes, their families, and their futures at the center of attention.”
Jason Clare, the minister of education, retaliated by claiming that Labor will enact a number of cost-of-living measures that the Coalition would reject, including lower childcare costs and more affordable housing for important public servants.