If Peter Dutton ever had a so-called “two-term strategy”, that strategy disappeared on Sunday when he soft-launched his election campaign in the Victorian seat of Chisholm.
No longer was he accepting that the Albanese government would likely win a second term. There was no hint of the strategy some have identified, where the Coalition would focus on Queensland and the regions this election before recapturing city seats in the next cycle. He was going for it all in one.
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has shifted his campaign strategy to again involve the teal electorates, although moderates in the party say he is still using ‘the Trump playbook’.
By Rick Morton.