After being booed by fans at an AFL game, Scott Morrison received a frosty reception.
On Friday night, the former prime minister was in the Sydney Cricket Ground’s stands to see the Sydney Swans take on the Richmond Tigers.
One spectator was spotted punching the air with his hand while giving the middle finger.
Mr Morrison continued to smile at the throng, seemingly unconcerned by the jeering.
AFL commentator Daisy Pearce described the reception as ‘frosty’.
Mr Morrison is finally letting go of one of his official residences, calling in removalists to help his family move their belongings out of The Lodge, following his election upset last Saturday.
massive, bright orange removalist truck was filmed driving through the gates of the Canberra residence on Thursday afternoon, five days after Mr Morrison lost the federal election.
The Lodge, in the Canberra suburb of Deakin, is the official residence for the prime minister of Australia, with new PM Anthony Albanese now free to move in after he arrived back from the Quad summit in Japan on Wednesday night.
The second official residence of the prime minister of Australia is Kirribilli House, the harbourside heritage-listed mansion in Sydney that Mr Morrison’s family spent most of their time in during his almost four years as PM.
t’s likely Mr Albanese will make Kirribilli House his first home, with the new PM hailing from Sydney’s inner west, less than half an hour from the residence.
In an interview with 2GB radio host Ben Fordham on Thursday morning, Mr Morrison said he was looking forward to ‘being a dad’ again, telling the broadcaster he was already back on school drop-off duty.
‘I’ve just dropped the girls off to school this morning and I’m looking forward to being a dad again, it’s been a while since I’ve been able to spend as much time as I would like with the family,’ he said.
Mr Morrison also said he was keen to return to life as a ‘quiet Australian in the Shire’.