If Anthony Albanese’s really lucky, historians will come to see his first term as his worst.
of claims John Howard, then in his first term, was the worst prime minister since Billy McMahon. The verdict, he said, was “unfair to Billy McMahon”., journalist David Leser reported the surprising fact that Albanese had received both input to and endorsement of his speech from Howard’s colleagues. Similarly, writer Norman Abjorensenthat Howard’s may have been the worst Australian government ever.
Would that still be the case now – or has governing changed too much? The last prime minister to win re-election after serving a full first term was, as it happens, John Howard. We are now on the cusp of an election. If Anthony Albanese wins, we will find out.One of the most striking changes of recent years is the way election campaigns now seem to dictate what governments are allowed to do in that next term. Journalists have always pushed politicians to say what their plans are.
Where does this leave the Albanese government in a second term? If it wins another majority, or perhaps wins and is only just pushed into minority, will this embolden it, giving it the confidence to strike out in new directions – perhaps break promises? If not, it may be constrained not only by what it has ruled out but also by a lack of money.
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