The biggest political lie no one will admit at this election
Amid the deluge of claimed political porkies, neither Anthony Albanese nor Peter Dutton is prepared to tell the truth about how to revive living standards.
“Australia, we have a liar in the Lodge,” declared deputy Liberal leader Sussan Ley in her warm-up to Peter Dutton at the party’s election campaign launch.
Evidently, an opposition leader can brand the prime minister, in this case Anthony Albanese, a “liar”. Labor can go on and on about Dutton’s “lies”.
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Michael Stutchbury is editor-at-large. He is in his fourth decade of writing for and editing national newspapers. After nearly six years as editor of The Australian, he returned to the Financial Review as editor-in-chief (2011-2024). Email Michael at mstutchbury@afr.com
