Scott Morrison not 'blowing up at TV' over 'unfair' coverage of Anthony Albanese as he takes a swipe at new Prime Minister

Former prime minister Scott Morrison has said he does not feel slighted by the positive media coverage his successor Anthony Albanese is receiving. The new Prime Minister has recorded significant bumps in the polls since his May 21 Federal Election victory which stands in contrast to Mr Morrison’s collapse in popularity in the last 12 months of his government. In an exclusive interview with Sky News Australia host Paul Murray on Monday night, Mr Morrison said he respected the election result and added that it was time to let Labor “get on and do it”. When asked by Murray if it was “unfair” the media was “more excited” by the new government than his own, the former prime minister said: “No, I’m not blowing up at the television”. “We had an election, government changed hand, it’s now their go, ” he said. “They made a whole bunch of commitments about what they were going to do so get on and do it and let’s see how you go and for the sake of the country I hope you do well. “Despite my personal disappointment, the caravan moves on, the country moves on and I hope it moves on strongly. ” But the former prime minister did not fail to miss an opportunity to take a slight swipe at Mr Albanese’s handling of the issues facing his government. “Labor does things differently to the way I would be doing them but the country decided that they want them to have a crack at that, ” he said. “We’ll see how that goes, I know how it’s gone in the past. ” The Member for Cook was prime minister for almost four years but after leading the Liberal Party to a crushing election defeat, losing 19 seats, Mr Morrison has refused to leave Parliament and remains on the opposition backbenches. In the interview with Murray, Mr Morrison conceded said he had not yet adjusted to post-prime ministerial life. He said he was “obviously disappointed” but found comfort in returning to his “routine suburban life”. “Some never adjust but I think it’s important too. Immediately there is a weight that is lifted, one that you’ve been privileged to carry, ” he said. “The thing that I notice most, you know the pace of your day which was nonstop before, that isn’t there and you sort of getting quite accustomed to moving at that pace. “But things like I mean people talk about the position, Kirribilli and all the rest of it – that was nice but it was never about that for us and those are things I don’t miss at all. ”