After a brutal political year, there’s everything to play for
The prime minister may have fallen foul of voters, but the government is far from unsalvageable. Meanwhile, the Opposition know more is required to maintain the momentum.
As parliament wound up for 2023, Peter Dutton dismissed suggestions that he was operating on a two-term strategy to win government.
Ever since the May 2022 election, when the Coalition was ejected from office and reduced to 58 seats in the 151-seat House of Representatives, the orthodox view was – and is – that it would take at least two terms to claw its way back to the requisite minimum of 76 seats.
Phillip CooreyPolitical editorPhillip 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
