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Peter Dutton is done playing nice with the media

In the final days of the campaign, the opposition leader’s media strategy says more than any press conference could: he is playing defence, not offence.

Michael Read

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After weeks of bruising press conferences and sagging poll numbers, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton is done playing nice with the media.

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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

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