Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has likened the Albanese government’s priorities to “the failed social experiment” that fuelled Paul Keating’s ejection from office in 1996, as he expressed confidence the Coalition could defy history and win the election after just one term in opposition.
Mr Dutton also channelled US President Donald Trump by signalling public servants hired to deliver diversity and inclusion policies would be part of his promised cull of what he says has become a bloated bureaucracy.
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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
Paul Karp is The Australian Financial Review’s NSW political correspondent.
