Tony Abbott slammed for his reaction to daughter’s engagement
Tony Abbott’s daughter Frances stunned the nation when she revealed over the weekend that she was engaged to her boyfriend of just two weeks, former Olympian rower turned weightlifter, Sam Loch.
Now, the ex-Prime Minister has finally broken his silence over the surprise announcement, and people aren’t happy with his reaction.
“Really thrilled at the news of Francie and Sam’s engagement,” Tony wrote on Twitter last night. “We are very proud of her and the Abbotts are looking forward to welcoming Sam into the family.”
Given the recent “Yes” result in the same-sex marriage postal survey, social media users quickly criticised the former PM, who spearheaded the “No” campaign, labelling him a “hypocrite”.
“So two weeks is fine to get engaged, but gay couples who have been together years, no? Right,” wrote Twitter user Tiffany Bakker.
“Thanks for protecting the sanctity of marriage just so that total strangers like your daughter and her new fiancé can get married,” said Nathan Cole.
Others joked that Frances simply wanted to change her surname “as soon as possible,” while Twitter user Sarah Gregg pondered, “Should we vote as a country whether they are able to get married or not Tone?”
Tell us in the comments below, what do you think of Tony’s response? Is he simply being supportive, or can you see why people are calling him hypocritical?