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| Scott Morrison criticised by New Zealand band over song use | Scott Morrison criticised by New Zealand band over song use |
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| New Zealand rock band Dragon lambasted Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison for his rendition of their 1977 hit song | New Zealand rock band Dragon lambasted Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison for his rendition of their 1977 hit song |
| A New Zealand band has hit out at Australia Prime Minister Scott Morrison for performing what they called a "cynical" rendition of their song. | A New Zealand band has hit out at Australia Prime Minister Scott Morrison for performing what they called a "cynical" rendition of their song. |
| Rock band Dragon said his cover of April Sun in Cuba was "an attempt to humanise [himself] come election time". | Rock band Dragon said his cover of April Sun in Cuba was "an attempt to humanise [himself] come election time". |
| He performed the 1977 hit song as part of a pre-election interview. | He performed the 1977 hit song as part of a pre-election interview. |
| The segment showed Mr Morrison strumming a ukulele and singing the start of the chorus, before admitting he could not remember the rest. | The segment showed Mr Morrison strumming a ukulele and singing the start of the chorus, before admitting he could not remember the rest. |
| Mr Morrison came under fierce criticism for vacationing in Hawaii in 2019 while Australia battled its bushfire crisis. | Mr Morrison came under fierce criticism for vacationing in Hawaii in 2019 while Australia battled its bushfire crisis. |
| "Maybe if his trip to Hawaii had not been cut short, he could have learnt the lyrics to the rest of the chorus," the band said in a statement. | "Maybe if his trip to Hawaii had not been cut short, he could have learnt the lyrics to the rest of the chorus," the band said in a statement. |
| Many Australians have also accused Scott Morrison's government of inaction on global warming, with scientists warning that a hotter, drier climate would contribute to Australia's fires becoming more frequent and intense. | Many Australians have also accused Scott Morrison's government of inaction on global warming, with scientists warning that a hotter, drier climate would contribute to Australia's fires becoming more frequent and intense. |
| The song - which became one of the band's biggest hits - is an escapist fantasy about running away from a world fraught with political tension and its lyrics allude to events like the Cuban missile crisis. | The song - which became one of the band's biggest hits - is an escapist fantasy about running away from a world fraught with political tension and its lyrics allude to events like the Cuban missile crisis. |
| Dragon said in their statement that the song was "about a long-ago diplomatic fracas on the other side of the world". | Dragon said in their statement that the song was "about a long-ago diplomatic fracas on the other side of the world". |
| Australian social media users mocked the performance, with satirical Sydney-based website The Chaser re-creating the performance to add someone off-camera intervening and smashing the ukulele against a desk. | Australian social media users mocked the performance, with satirical Sydney-based website The Chaser re-creating the performance to add someone off-camera intervening and smashing the ukulele against a desk. |
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| Can Australia's PM Scott Morrison recover from the fires? | Can Australia's PM Scott Morrison recover from the fires? |
| Can Australia's PM Scott Morrison recover from the fires? | Can Australia's PM Scott Morrison recover from the fires? |
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