Opinion
It would be foolish to write off the opposition leader’s values-based election pitch. Economic conditions might hit home in the post-material seats he must win.
Australia’s most successful political leader, Robert Menzies, did not try to win the votes of those living in the “fashionable suburbs”. But win them he did.
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton in 2024 needs to heed this if he wants to have a chance of winning this year’s federal election.
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