Prime minister Scott Morrison is doing the surfers’ shaka sign, otherwise known as the “hang loose” gesture; Australians who grew up in the 80s are more likely to remember it from the Network 10 show Ridgey Didge. Yes, it’s the PM in Hawaii.
Disconcertingly, ash starts to float across the scene as a male voiceover says: “Going to Hawaii when half the country was burning was a mistake”.
