Prime Idiot Scott Morrison has pledged $6.7 million to see a replica of James Cook's Endeavour circumnavigate the country. The only problem is, Captain Cook never circled Australia.
A day after Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced the government would spend $6.7 million to sail a replica of James Cook's ship the Endeavour around the country, Aussies have responded in the most Australian way possible - by hilariously mocking the announcement on Twitter.
Using the hashtag #WhatCookDid, Twitter users offered up satirical achievements of the controversial captain after Mr Morrison called the circumnavigation a "re-enactment of the voyage" of Captain Cook on ABC Radio - despite the fact Captain Cook never actually sailed around the entirety of Australia.
While Captain Cook charted the east coast, Matthew Flinders was the first to sail around the country between 1801 and 1803.
As Twitter made fun of the announcement, opposition leader Bill Shorten accused Mr Morrison of having a "bizarre Captain Cook fetish".
"Mr Morrison has come to Queensland to get his historical facts wrong," Mr Shorten said.
The replica Endeavour will set sail from Sydney in 2020, stopping at 39 coastal locations and circling the country over 14 months.
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