Australians react to Scott Morrison becoming Prime Minister

THE Liberal Party has spoken. And now so have the Australian people. Scott Morrison’s promotion to Prime Minister of Australia set social media on fire.

THE Liberal Party has spoken. And now so have the Australian people.

Scott Morrison’s promotion to Prime Minister of Australia set social media on fire.

And his appointment quickly divided the country.

Here’s just some of what people had to say.

SUPPORTIVE

This Aussie was just relieved to see the Libs had decided on a leader.

Scott Morrison is the next Australian PM. Congratulations, can we now all move forward! #LibSpill #ScoMo #Australia

— Lisa O’Brien (@MsLisaOBrien) August 24, 2018

Others weren’t fazed by ScoMo’s appointment but believed his helm at the leadership will be short-lived.

Scott Morrison may be moving into The Lodge soon, but Bill Shorten will already be in there hanging up his favourite curtains, and that’s what sucks the most about all this. #auspol #libspill

— Chris Johnson (@thecaptainlaw) August 24, 2018

Oops Scott Morrison just got the poisoned chalice handed to him. @billshortenmp just about ready to send him into oblivion. #auspol

— Don Voegt (@Donvoegt) August 24, 2018

The new deputy leader Josh Frydenberg found a fan in comedian Dave Hughes.

Josh Frydenberg came to a stand up comedy gig I did in Lorne earlier this year and now he's Deputy Prime Minister. But today isn't about me. #libspil #ScoMo

— Dave Hughes (@DHughesy) August 24, 2018

CRITICAL

Clive Palmer said nothing for the last few days, but weighed in almost instantly.

ScoMo’s 'stop the boats’ mantra has returned to haunt him.

Scott Morrison is the man behind the “stop the boats” slogan, a prominent “no” campaigner, and in these, & many other ways, he doesn’t represent the views of Australia. Or me.

— Andrew Strano (@andrewstrano) August 24, 2018

Another voter reminded us all of Morrison’s love of coal.

I'll just leave this here. PM Shouty McShoutface, Minister for Coal. #auspol #libspill pic.twitter.com/08btFLKxHz

— John Wren, Libspill Clean-Up Squad (@JohnWren1950) August 24, 2018

Commentator Jamila Rizvi was critical of the new PM’s policies towards women.

The Liberal party is a shambles but they remain united on being TRULY TERRIBLE when it comes to women. #LibSpill #Auspol

— Jamila Rizvi (@JamilaRizvi) August 24, 2018

And she wasn’t alone.

The only thing Liberals still agree on: they don't want a woman running the country. https://t.co/pCGIqdnmjW

— George Megalogenis (@GMegalogenis) August 24, 2018

Asylum Seeker Resource Centre founder and CEO Kon Karapanagiotidis described ScoMo’s appointment as a “dark day for human rights”.

Today is a dark day for human rights and our democracy in Australia. To have a man who rose to power on overseeing a system of abuse and mistreatment of #refugees is a stain on our nation. I promise to fight with every fibre in my being to hold a #Morrison Gov to account. #auspol pic.twitter.com/HxZGyKLKx0

— Kon Karapanagiotidis (@Kon__K) August 24, 2018

Others were just plain confused how this could happen.

I didn’t even know Scott Morrison was in the fight...how does this keep happening? Do we even have a choice anymore? #yuck #joke #Australianpolitics #leadershipcrisis

— Alicia Starr (@aliciastarr69) August 24, 2018

FUNNY

Comedian Andy Lee expressed his feelings in just three words.

Suck it Dutton!#auspol

— Andy Lee (@andy_lee) August 24, 2018

Australia’s political journalists are having a pretty good time reacting to ScoMo’s win on Twitter.

SCOTT MORRISON pic.twitter.com/ieMAcHOyMw

— Alice Workman (@workmanalice) August 24, 2018

NT News were already prepping their journalists for another spill.

BREAKING NEWS: JOHN HOWARD TO CHALLENGE SCOTT MORRISON FOR LIB LEADERSHIP IN NEW BALLOT AT 3PM #fakelibspill

— The NT News (@TheNTNews) August 24, 2018

Prime Minister Fighter 4 is being teased as a new video game on Instagram, with a special appearance by The Simpsons newsreader Kent Brockman.

Fellow funnyman Lehmo joked that Morrison wouldn’t last too long in the top job.

Scott Morrison will be our 30th prime minister. I hope he enjoys his 3 months in the job. #auspol #libspill

— lehmo (@lehmo23) August 24, 2018

MasterChef winner Adam Liaw made light of the shenanigans in the Liberal party.

OK, I have landed and ScoMo is PM and this whole thing is so unfathomably ridiculous they’re dragging me off the plane like that doctor who flew Delta.

— Adam Liaw (@adamliaw) August 24, 2018

It is pretty random.

Scott Morrison right now #auspol #libspill pic.twitter.com/bRZQKGFthw

— Clare 💟 (@clareemilyd) August 24, 2018

Another tweeter suggested the spill was part of Cole’s Little Shop campaign.

DUTTON: ok I collected all 30 Coles Minis, let's do this #libspill #auspol

— Chris Kennett (@chriskennett) August 24, 2018

Originally published as Australians react to Scott Morrison becoming Prime Minister