Former prime minister Scott Morrison has done a “Taylor Swift bingo” during his valedictory speech.
Mr Morrison, in preparing for his speech, listened to a suggestion from his daughters to work the names of every single Taylor Swift album into his remarks.
The former prime minister said he was wearing a swiftie bracelet that had “Scomo on it.
“What’s a dad to do,” Mr Morrison said.
“It is true that my political opponents have often made me see ‘red’, often when subjected to the ‘tortured poets’ who would rise to attack my ‘reputation’. In my response, I always thought it important to be ‘fearless’ and ‘speak now’. Or forever hold my silence and allow those attacks to become ‘folklore’. Ever since leaving university in ‘1989’ this has always been my approach, my great consolation has always been my ‘lover’ Jen, who has always been there for me whenever I need her from dawn until the many ‘midnights’ we have shared together. See I’m actually a true ’new romantic’ after all. I can assure there is no ‘bad blood’ as I have always been someone who has been able to ‘shake it off’.”
Saturday 18 October 2025
dailytelegraph - 2 years ago
Scott Morrison does ‘Taylor Swift bingo’ during valedictory speech


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