Anthony Albanese put his neck on the line to win the seat and has been vindicated. For the Libs, it was neither tragedy nor triumph.
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For the Liberal Party, the Dunkley byelection was a triumph of expectation over hope.
As The Australian Financial Review reported last Monday, the party’s honest brokers (ie, those not trying to spin) forecast a two-party-preferred swing to the Liberals of between 3 per cent and 4 per cent.
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Original URL: https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/dunkley-a-triumph-of-expectation-over-hope-for-liberals-20240303-p5f9cj
