Warren Mundine slams Anthony Albanese for visiting Australian Open not dealing ... trends now
Prominent Aboriginal politician and leader Warren Mundine has blasted Anthony Albanese for spending his days in corporate boxes drinking alcohol rather than addressing the booze-fuelled crime wave gripping Alice Springs and the Northern Territory.
The Prime Minister was spotted enjoying a beer on Friday, Saturday and Sunday while watching the semi-final and both the women's and men's finals at the Australian Open in Melbourne.
His Australian Open stint was just three days after his whirlwind four hour trip to Alice Springs on Tuesday to announce new bans on alcohol sales to try and curb a youth crime wave locals say has been inflamed by Labor removing grog bans in the Northern Territory communities.
His whirlwind trip quickly earned him the new nickname 'FIFO PM' and sparked backlash from not only Mundine, but prominent Northern Territory Liberal Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price.
Mr Mundine was furious when speaking to 2GB breakfast host Ben Fordham on Tuesday morning, saying kicking back with a beer sent the wrong message.
Anthony Albanese (pictured with Virgin CEO Jayne Hrdlicka and MP Peta Murphy) has been slammed after drinking beers at the Australian Open days after making a trip to Alice Springs to address alcohol-fuelled violence
It came just days after his four-hour visit to the Northern Territory last Tuesday where he announced new bans on alcohol in a bid to curb a devastating youth crime wave (pictured a man fighting with a teenager outside an Alice Springs pub on Saturday)
'The country is hurting now,' he said on Tuesday morning.
'Get out of the bloody corporate boxes and stop drinking alcohol and actually do your bloody job.'
Mr Mundine compared the photographs to pictures of prime minister Scott Morrison holidaying in Hawaii during the Black Summer bushfires in 2019.
The devastating fires destroyed more than 24million hectares of land and directly killed 33 people while up to 450 died from the impact of smoke inhalation.
Mr Morrison added fuel to the backlash when he defended his overseas trip saying he didn't 'hold a hose' like firefighters.
Mr Mundine slammed Mr Albanese for breaking his promise to be different from his predecessor.
'He said he was going to do things, and all him and his ministers have been doing is flying around the country and having great times going to sporting events and drinking,' he said.
His outburst on 2GB came after Mr Mundine earlier said
