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Why Albanese is confident of winning – partly thanks to Trump

The government quietly hopes the Trump effect will boost its chances, but the focus of the election campaign will be resolutely on domestic cost-of-living pressures.

It’s an election writ small. Squabbling over whether a $5 a week tax cut from mid next year is better than a $14 a week cut in petrol costs over this year is just the start of a campaign that will be long on big talk, short on big-picture action.

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Jennifer Hewett is the national affairs columnist. She writes a daily column on politics, business and the economy. Connect with Jennifer on Twitter. Email Jennifer at jennifer.hewett@afr.com

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