It was called a Budget reply, but the name was meaningless. Peter Dutton’s Thursday night effort was his election campaign pitch. Michael Pascoe reports it did have one good idea – but only one.
If there was a prize for political hypocrisy, Peter Dutton emerged as the clear winner on Thursday in a crowded field. The Opposition leader, who railed against Labor’s temporary energy rebates, trotted out his temporary halving of fuel excise, which was effectively the same thing.
The alternative government: one good idea in a pit of Trumpinessby Michael Pascoe
What’s been missed in coverage though is how much more tightly targeted, how much more politically fine-tuned this policy is and the implications for the LNP’s election hopes.