Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has defended his decision to fly to Sydney for Father’s Day despite COVID-19 lockdowns, which have prevented others from similar travel. “In politics, people like to take a lot of swings at you, and you get pretty used to it, but sometimes those jabs can be low blows,” Morrison told Sky News Australia on Tuesday. Morrison described comments by former national opposition leader Bill Shorten as a “cheap shot” after he criticised the prime minister’s judgement, describing them as appalling. “It’s a bit of a cheap shot to be honest. I mean Bill knows full well what these rules are … in fact he took advantage of them,” Morrison said. “He went home and spent the last three weeks there rather than being in parliament.” Morrison said that Shorten knows the prime minister needs to travel and that some secure documents and secure discussions needed …
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