WASHINGTON – Scott Morrison may not have the name recognition of some of his contemporaries like Boris Johnson, but as a foreign leader, Morrison made his mark on the world stage, forging a deeper bond between the United States and the Land Down Under.
From 2018 until 2022, Morrison served as Australia’s prime minister, securing an unexpected second term in 2019 dubbed “Morrison’s Miracle” by Australian media. However, his four-year tenure was defined by devastating bushfires, historic flooding, and a once-in-a hundred-year global pandemic.
Behind his broad smile and easy-going manner is a man of conviction, fortified from decades in the rough and tumble world of government service.
“Politics is a very brutal business,” Morrison told CBN News on a visit to the Washington news bureau during his book tour. “It’s no different here in the United States.”
His CBN interview included a wide range of topics from his vantage point as a former international leader: Starting with Israel’s war with Hamas.
“Israel has every right to defend itself,” he declared. “Every time I talk about this I say October 7 as many times as I can, because I think the world is forgetting.”
Morrison connected the recent swell of antisemitism
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