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A growing weight of expectation is not what Dutton needs

The sentiment that the Coalition is a shoo-in to form the next government is in need of a reality check.

Phillip CooreyPolitical editor
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Most Victorians are familiar with the saying about someone or something being “in more shit than a Werribee duck”.

Used to describe someone or something in deep trouble, the term is derived from the plight of the said birdlife, which frequents the ponds of the sewage treatment plant in the outer Melbourne suburb of Werribee.

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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
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