Scott Morrison should focus on the Opposition’s plan to tax voters more leading into the 2019 election
The government wants to fight the election on economic turf. If it could pick one battleground, this would be it: A high taxing Bill Shorten versus a tax-cutting Scott Morrison writes State Political Editor Anna Caldwell.
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The government wants to fight the election on economic turf.
If it could pick one battleground, this would be it: A high taxing Bill Shorten versus a tax-cutting Scott Morrison.
The war chest is at the ready and the government was right to be proud of the books it presented yesterday.
And yet, what hope does it have to paint a rosy picture of the economy when there’s a front bench sexting scandal waiting in the glossy magazines?
Senior Coalition figures were fuming on Monday when news broke that married, family values-focused Victorian Nationals frontbencher Andrew Broad took part in a “sugar-daddy” match making site and sent salacious text messages to a young woman who did not appreciate his advances.
Nationals leader Michael McCormack’s leadership has been questioned in the past.
Mr McCormack confirming yesterday he knew of the allegations against Broad for “a couple of weeks” has not helped.
The government’s challenge is to find a simple message on its strong economic story that’s palatable to everyday voters.
Despite low unemployment, modest wages growth means many families are still struggling and the message about economic success is not connecting with exactly the people the government needs to vote for them.
This is the other major challenge the government faces.
Tax cuts and sweeteners, if done properly, will help but the government will need to sell the message.
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