Scott Morrison labels Anthony Albanese 'precious' over attack slogan 'making fun' of his last name

Finn McHugh
Sarah Basford Canales
Updated May 19 2022 - 6:02pm, first published 12:35pm

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has labelled Anthony Albanese "precious" following accusations his party's campaign against him was making fun of his non-Anglo surname.

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Finn McHugh

Finn McHugh

Federal Political Reporter

Finn McHugh has been federal political reporter for The Canberra Times since July 2021. He joined the Canberra Press Gallery in 2019 where he was executive producer of Sky News's AM Agenda, before joining NCA NewsWire as a federal political reporter. He has previously interned at the Kuwait Times.

Sarah Basford Canales

Sarah Basford Canales

Politics and public sector reporter

I'm a federal politics and public sector reporter with an interest in national security, integrity and regulation. Contact me with general tips and thoughts at sarah.basfordcanales@canberratimes.com.au or confidential tips to sbasfordcanales@protonmail.com.

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