Kirribilli House

Hundreds of school students, young trade union members and indigenous Australians chanted and waved placards at Kirribilli House as part of what they said was a global protest.

Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks to the media during a press conference at Kirribilli House in Sydney, Australia, February 24, 2022.

The denial of reality was seemingly reinforced on New Year’s Day, when Morrison held a reception for a professional cricket team at Kirribilli House, the official residence.In a throwback to an earlier scandal when Morrison was photographed on holiday in Hawaii as the first homes were lost in New South Wales,

Political reporter Amy Remeikis has written a day-by-day account of prime minister Scott Morrison’s activities in the past eight days, tracking his diary — which included engagements like the New Year’s Day Cricket Australia-McGrath Foundation reception at Kirribilli house — alongside bushfire developments.

As Mr. Morrison left hurriedly, the man taunted him about returning to Kirribilli House, the prime minister’s elegant official residence in Sydney, with spectacular views of the harbor and the city.