The Albanese government can’t expect to get away with blaming Scott Morrison for policy decisions that are now under its control.
Ask any member of parliament who previously served in government, and they’ll tell you: opposition is a miserable place to be.
It’s a different story in government. To quote Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th US president, you are no longer the critic but the person “who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again”. Despite these compelling arguments, Labor ministers continued to insist over the past week that it would be too expensive to reintroduce the payment. They repeatedly stressed the decision to axe it was made by the Morrison government, glossing over the pertinent fact Labor is now in charge and is responsible for managing the national response to the pandemic.
“That decision was made prior to me being prime minister,” he said of the expiration of the payments. “I think it’s a big call to say I haven’t acted quickly.”
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