Michael Daley’s brawl with Alan Jones would probably have finished him if he was Liberal

Alan Jones (left) and Michael Daley and Allianz Stadium.

Michael Daley’s outburst this morning against broadcasting powerhouse Alan Jones would probably have finished him if he was a Liberal politician.

But as a Labor leader, it could win him as many fans as it loses him votes.

In 2005, Morris Iemma copped one too many bollockings from Jones over the desalination plant in Sydney and refused to go on anymore. This did not hurt his prospects in the 2007 election one iota.

This is because many of Jones’ listeners are over-55s who vote Liberal but can swing to the minor parties.

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So contrast this to when Jones and Hadley took on Mike Baird over greyhound racing and Baird’s government lost to the Shooters in a record swing in the Orange by-election and the Coalition’s prospects nosedived overnight.

In a way, what Daley was saying was self-evident. Given he opposes the new Allianz Stadium redevelopment, he could hardly keep the board that pushed so hard to make it happen. There are also concerns around the place that the SCG Trust is unwieldy with 16 members as people like ex-premier Barry O’Farrell are accommodated.

There is no doubt an interview in Japan where Gladys Berejiklian said to me in 2016 she could build two new stadiums at once has hurt the government and Labor is exploiting it in the bush. Allianz Stadium is obviously one of those two developments.

Berejiklian will, meanwhile, be able to see a chink in the Daley armour this morning. This was the old attack dog Daley, a man whose temperament can be questioned. Berejiklian would be wise to play on this as she struggles from the 50-50 position she finds herself in and the almost certain outcome of minority government to either side on March 23.