As politics enters a new year and a new decade, the leadership instability that marrred the past 10 years seems over. And a high-stakes battle for the centre has begun.
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Other than an obvious affinity for politics, federal Labor's deputy leader Richard Marles and British Conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson don't have a great amount in common.
In recent times, however, both men have identified a new attribute that has emerged in the wake of their respective elections – the hover factor.
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Original URL: https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/politics-in-the-2020s-the-economy-the-planet-and-trust-20191217-p53klw
