Turbocharged vaccination is the only exit from gilded cage
The Victorian lockdown makes it patently clear the iron law of politics will drag Australia back to elimination until a sufficient proportion of the population is vaccinated.
This week, when rejecting suggestions there were implications for federal Labor in the state byelection for the NSW seat of Upper Hunter, Anthony Albanese pointed to the recent state elections in Western Australia and Queensland.
In each case, especially WA, the incumbent Labor government won in a landslide.
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Phillip Coorey is the political editor based in Canberra. He is a two-time winner of the Paul Lyneham award for press gallery excellence. Connect with Phillip on Facebook and Twitter. Email Phillip at pcoorey@afr.com
