It’s only a few days in to this federal election year and already Labor and the Coalition are rehearsing their lines.
The government is gambling on a promise of better times to come while the opposition is betting voters are so fed up they won’t buy that – and has been bolstered by a US presidential election result that suggests grievance is more popular than hope.
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John Kehoe is economics editor at Parliament House, Canberra. He writes on economics, politics and business. John was Washington correspondent covering Donald Trump’s first election. He joined the Financial Review in 2008 from Treasury. Connect with John on Twitter. Email John at jkehoe@afr.com
Michael Read is the Financial Review's economics correspondent, reporting from the federal press gallery at Parliament House. He was previously an economist at the Reserve Bank of Australia and at UBS. Connect with Michael on Twitter. Email Michael at michael.read@afr.com
