Scott Morrison’s ‘Hawaiian holiday’ satirised in Mahalo ScoMo shirt

Scott Morrison’s alleged secret Hawaiian holiday has been immortalised by clothing brand Mr Koya.

The print from the ‘Mahalo ScoMo’ shirt by the clothing brand Mr Koya.

Scott Morrison’s alleged secret Hawaiian holiday has been immortalised by clothing brand Mr Koya in a piece of sartorial satire they’re calling the “Mahalo ScoMo”, described as “an enduring combination of Hawaiian vibes, simpering leadership vacuums and the colours of an

increasingly combustible Australian summer”.

The “Mahalo ScoMo”shirt from clothing brand Mr Koya. It's a piece of sartorial satire on Scott Morrison's rumoured holiday in Hawaii. Supplied

Featuring a smirking Prime Minister nestled within a hibiscus flower, 100 per cent of proceeds from the $72.95 Hawaiian shirt are going to volunteer firefighters. The Prime Minister’s office is still staying mum on his mystery whereabouts — which history buffs note has come just days after the 52nd anniversary of Harold Holt’s final swim. Even model Lara Bingle (from that ad) has joined the speculation, tweeting: “Scott Morrison: WHERE THE BLOODY HELL ARE YOU???”

Totem poll

Can you name the Acting Prime Minister? According to a poll by the Australian Institute, only one in three quiet Australians has heard of Nationals leader Michael McCormack (and just 13 per cent his deputy Bridget McKenzie). But 73 per cent know his predecessor Barnaby Joyce. Eight government ministers scored less than 20 per cent: Stuart Robert (9); Anne Ruston (7); Karen Andrews, Paul Fletcher and Linda Reynolds (10); Dan Tehan (12) and Alan Tudge (15). Slightly higher: Angus Taylor and Ken Wyatt (21); Christian Porter and Matt Canavan (23); David Littleproud and Simon Birmingham (24); and Sussan Ley (26). Also in the 30s: Marise Payne (31), Michaelia Cash (34); Mathias Cormann and Greg Hunt (38). One in two people can pick Josh Frydenberg, 72 per cent know Peter Dutton and 84 per cent recognise Morrison. However, 7 per cent of Aussies surveyed couldn’t recognise a single minister. On the other side of the aisle, Bill Shorten was the most recognised, on 79 per cent. Then Penny Wong (67); Anthony Albanese (63), Tanya Plibersek (51), Kristina Keneally (44) and Chris Bowen (43). As a side note, Bowen updated his members’ interests statement this week: “My 14-year-old daughter has started a microbusiness in partnership with a friend called ‘Gracita Soaps’ (environmentally sustainable vegan soaps).”

Heart rendering

Spotted! Federal Liberal president Nick Greiner in the audience of Packer & Sons at Sydney’s Belvoir Street Theatre on Tuesday. Was the former NSW premier — who became the first scalp of his own Independent Commission Against Corruption — there to see if he made the dramatised cut? The show opens with Kerry Packer’s polo field heart attack of 1990 — when he was left clinically dead for six minutes before being revived by a passing ambulance, one of the few equipped with a portable defibrillator. Kerry tells son James Packer: “I’ve been to the other side, mate, and there’s nothing there.” What the play didn’t include was the phone call Kerry had from his hospital bed with Greiner as premier. “He said, in his inimitable fashion, I'll make you a deal. I’m told it costs about $5m to put one in every ambulance. I'll go you halves,” Greiner recalled of the $2.5m defibrillator donation. Also seen in the crowd: Lachlan Harris, former press secretary to Kevin Rudd, and comedian Libbi Gorr.

Kogarah kudos

The legacy of the Kid from Kogarah could soon live on as a library. Georges River Council voted on Monday to rename the Kogarah bibliotheca the Clive James Library. It plans to consult James’s family and the community before the name change. As a former employee of the library says, this is one political decision we heartily endorse.

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