PM Scott Morrison takes early personal holiday

Scott Morrison and his family have started their Christmas break, with the PM back to work early in the New Year.

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison will be back to work early in the New Year with official visits to India and Japan planned for January. Picture: James D. Morgan/Getty

Scott Morrison has opted to take an early personal holiday this year ahead of several bilateral overseas trips in January, with deputy PM Michael McCormack in charge until Thursday.

The Australian understands the PM caught a plane to an undisclosed overseas location with his wife Jenny and daughters Abbey and Lily on Sunday evening.

It is Mr Morrison’s first holiday since taking his family to Fiji after his May federal election win.

Mr Morrison will be back to work early in the New Year with official bilateral visits to India and Japan planned for January.

It follows the Morrison family’s Christmas holiday closer to home last year, when they surprised locals by travelling to Shoalhaven Heads on the NSW South Coast.

Josh Frydenberg told the Nine network this morning: “The Prime Minister is overseas with his family. He’s having a well deserved break and obviously it’s been a very busy year. He’ll be back at work shortly and then he’ll be off to India leading a delegation to advance Australia’s interests.”