Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese share Christmas messages

The Prime Minister and Opposition Leader have used their Christmas messages to thank essential workers and acknowledge the difficulties that have faced Australians this year.

While both leaders appeared serious and sombre when talking about the scale of impact felt by people across the country and the world this year, Labor Leader Anthony Albanese’s ended on a more comical note.

It is the second year in a row where both Scott Morrison and Mr Albanese were speaking during a time of emergency — last year…