Opinion
Team Albo held the fort for a week, maybe too well
Anthony Albanese’s absence for a week appears to have benefited Labor.
Phillip CooreyPolitical editorWhen Anthony Albanese went into isolation a week ago after testing positive for COVID-19, no one was quite sure whether it would be good or bad for Labor’s campaign.
Seven days later and the consensus is that it worked just fine, more so given Labor had the best week of the campaign so far.
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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
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