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The former head of the nation’s peak tourism body has called on all Australians to shun the lands abroad this summer and opt to ‘throw a shaka’ domestically over this year’s holiday season.
Scott Morrison, who is now the Prime Minister, used to be the top dog over at Tourism Australia where he oversaw a number of iconic tourism campaigns such as ‘Where the bloody hell are, you?’ and ‘If you come by boat, you will not be settled in Australia’.
Today, he put his marketing propeller hat back on to urge Australians to head north for summer – but not too north.
“I call on all Australians to shirk their responsibilities and bury their head in the sand up in Queensland, or the Kimberly, or even the Top End. Throw your shakas from Airlie Beach, Gracetown, Byron, Portsea and wherever in the blue fuck South Australians go to the beach,”
“Going away when things get too much is so important. I don’t think I would’ve been able to handle the pressures of the job over summer if I didn’t get the chance to have a holiday. Those bushfires were intense! [laughs] But now that we’ve all forgotten about them, we can move on,”
“I chose to throw shakas in Hawaii last Christmas. This year, I’ll be throwing shakas from Hawks Nest with John Howard. Just two battlers, throwing two shakas. I ask that you and your family do the same. But obviously not at Hawks Nest. I’d hate to see someone in my security detail put you to sleep for getting to close to me.”
Tourism Australia has welcomed the Prime Minister’s message but has yet to provide comment to The Advocate.
More to come.
