Ina bizarre incident, the Australian Prime Minister and reporters faced the wrathof an angry homeowner during a media briefing.
TheAustralian Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, was announcing a new stimulus package andit turned comical when he and reporters were told by a homeowner to get off his newly reseeded lawn.
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Morrisontravelled to a housing construction site in Googong, 28 km (17 miles) south ofCanberra to announce that his government would spend nearly A$700 million ($480million) to support an Australian construction sector hit hard by thecoronavirus pandemic.
Whilespeaking about the package supportingthe "Australian dream" of home-ownership, he was interrupted by alocal resident. "Can everyone get off the grass please?" an unnamedlocal shouted at Morrison and the travelling press contingent. "Come on,I've just reseeded that."
Morrisonquickly obliged, giving the man a thumbs up and an ¡°all good¡±.
Australiahas suffered far fewer coronavirus cases than most other nations but its the economy is facing its first recession in almost three decades, despite billionsof dollars in government support.
Morrison¡¯shandling of the pandemic has helped his popularity soar, according to aNewspoll survey conducted for The Australian newspaper released last month.