Opinion

The Voice risks becoming a lightning rod for broader discontent

The conundrum for Anthony Albanese is that the more he talks about the Voice, the crankier a large demographic of voters becomes. At the same time, it is not in his political interest for it to fail. Far from it.

Phillip CooreyPolitical editor

Jul 13, 2023 – 8.00pm

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In late March 2021 Tasmania’s then-Liberal premier Peter Gutwein called a snap election, to be held almost a year earlier than need be.

Gutwein defended the decision to go early by claiming he needed to restore stability to the Apple Isle after the Speaker quit the Liberal Party and reduced Gutwein’s administration to a minority government.

Phillip Coorey is the political editor based in Canberra. He is a two-time winner of the Paul Lyneham award for press gallery excellence.