Labor wants to define Dutton before he does it himself
Raising the share allegations is not to resolve them one way or another, but to throw mud on the cusp of an election in the hope people believe the worst – as they almost always do.
By the middle of last year, the only two election outcomes being seriously contemplated were a Labor majority and a Labor minority.
That began to change in July when The Australian Financial Review/Freshwater Strategy poll showed the Coalition, for the first time, had moved ahead of Labor in that it was leading the two-party-preferred vote by 51 per cent to 49 per cent.
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An earlier version of this column said Peter Dutton’s shadow cabinet colleagues could recall the bank policy being discussed in that forum. This was an error. They could not recall such a discussion.
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
