It’s a lovely picture. But there’s no escaping the awkward Photoshop blunder. The Akubra was Photoshopped to give the PM a more authentic ‘Australian’ image.
But unbelievably the akubra was a cartoon drawing, not even an actual photo…
What’s worse is that no one saw fit to pay for the image, using the watermarked version… and then not even filling the background with trees, rather leaving it white.
In politics they say perception is everything. Which is probably why the Prime Minister’s spin doctors saw fit to make an odd change to an otherwise charming family portrait.
Scott Morrison, wife Jenny and daughters Lily and Abbey were pictured on his official website pm.gov.au, sitting close together in the sun in a garden (possibly at the Lodge or Kirribilli we can’t tell).
The eyes of Australian voters wouldn’t normally be drawn to the Prime Minister’s head, but in this case, we have been led there by the eagle-eyed team from Labor leader’s media unit who have tweeted a Photoshop fail of hilarious proportions.
Because if you look closely, the Akubra Mr Morrison is wearing isn’t, well, real, or to be more accurate – it isn’t on his head.
Look closely. You’ll see.
