Talkback caller tells Tony Abbott he is 'world's worst salesman'
A "fair dinkum" Liberal voter has told Prime Minister Tony Abbott he is "the world's worst salesman", telling him he risks leading the Coalition to defeat at the next election.
The caller, identified only as Andrew, told Mr Abbott during a talkback session on Melbourne radio station 3AW he was not doing enough to sell the Government's policies.
"What are you going to do to turn it around, because I've got to tell you, you're the world's worst salesman, Prime Minister," Andrew said.
Asked which Government policy he did not agree with, the caller told Mr Abbott, "it's the way you do things".
"Like the Medicare thing, the education, you've done so many backflips," he said.
"People don't know where you're going and business is saying there's roadblocks because there's no direction, there's no leadership and that concerns me as a Liberal voter - we can't afford a Labor government."
Mr Abbott said the economy has improved since the Coalition was returned to office in 2013.
"Let's look at the facts, Andrew, the facts are that jobs growth in Victoria was strong last year, we had 80,000 new jobs in Victoria in 2014, we only had 8,000 new jobs in Victoria in 2013," the Prime Minister said.
"In 2013 we had 1.9 per cent economic growth, now we've got 2.7 per cent economic growth, so this is a Government which is doing something right.
"Now, by all means, say we could do better at salesmanship... but if you look at the record, the record is a good one."
Mr Abbott finished the conversation by encouraging Andrew to help the Government sell its message.
