Liberal Candidate’s Easter Gesture Sparks Parental and Principal Concern
Image: Scott Young source: Instagram
Liberal Party candidate Scott Yung has been called out by many, including Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, after he offered chocolates to primary school students.
On Friday, the Daily Telegraph reported that during a campaign stop in Bennelong on Wednesday, Yung passed out Easter egg chocolates to primary school children outside Lane Cove Public School.
The Department of Education confirmed the school’s principal had complained to Yung and the Liberal Party.
“It is unacceptable for any member of the public to hand out Easter eggs, lollies or any other consumable to children outside a school,” a department spokesman said.
Yung was accused by a parent of not having asked the parents’ permission before handing the children chocolates, which was refuted by a NSW Liberal spokesman. The spokesman proceeded to claim that Yung did seek parental permission and was just wishing families a Happy Easter.
Scott Yung was criticised by PM Albanese as well.
At a press conference in Perth on Saturday, Prime Minister Albanese was asked for his thoughts on the controversial incident.
“Who doesn’t know that you can’t hand sweets to children who aren’t yours outside a school?” he said.
“No wonder the principal at that school in Lane Cove put in a complaint to the Liberal Party (…) He didn’t rock up there by himself, that is a campaign event.”
The PM also accused the opposition of engaging in “incidents like this,” across Australia and said he is “following the best example,” on his campaign trail.
“Is the Liberal Party policy meeting still going on? What is going on?” he said.
Yung was endorsed as the Liberal candidate for Bennelong, which has previously been a consistently Liberal seat until Labor’s Maxine McKew defeated former prime minister John Howard in 2007.
The Liberals regained the seat in 2010, which was then held by the party until 2022, when Labor’s Jerome Laxale won the seat.
Yung, a 32-year-old business owner who runs a tutoring centre in Chatswood, previously challenged Premier Chris Minns by running for the seat of Kogarah in the NSW state election.
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