Another day, another Tony Abbott gaffe.
This one coming at a dinner held at Parliament House Monday night celebrating our new frenemies China when the nation’s most persuasive public speaker and suppository of all wisdom confused the People’s Republic of China with an Australian island state that dangles off the mainland.
The PM was toasting Chinese President Xi Jinping in the wake of the leaders striking a landmark free trade agreement – one which will see billions of dollars worth of tariffs lifted on Australian agriculture and resource exports to China and in turn more Chinese access to the Australian market through foreign investment – when he suffered a stroke, invoked the ghost of Sarah Palin and inexplicably started talking about Tasmania.
“To mark President Xi’s visit, Australia and Tasmania and, and – we’ve said a lot about Tasmania – Australia and China have reached agreements,” he said.
“It’s hard to confuse Tasmania and China – but I have.” Abbott continued, acknowledging the gaffe.
Our leader, you guys.
Via SMH
