This article analyzes Peter Dutton's leadership and his prospects for becoming prime minister in 2025. It highlights his lack of detailed policies, his reliance on negativity and political point-scoring, and his controversial stance on nuclear power. The author also criticizes Dutton's avoidance of scrutiny and his divisive rhetoric.
Dutton’s had a great year but 2025 will test his one great weakness ”, December 29). His “period of stability” as leader has been assisted by the loss of moderates in the party room. The shift to the right, supported by a line of “guys in ties”, on the front bench could become a heavy burden on his side, especially south of the Queensland border, in the lead-up to the 2025 election.
Coupled with a pro-nuclear stance that promises to burden taxpayers with enormous additional cost during a cost-of-living crisis, Dutton’s prospect of becoming prime minister in 2025 remains far from certain.Although James Massola labels Peter Dutton as a “worthy opposition leader”, Dutton has shown nothing but negativity, choosing political point scoring over positive policies that would improve the life of Australians. The same Liberal Party belligerence shown by Tony Abbott and Scott Morrison during the Coalition’s decade of doing nothing positive while in power is evident in Dutton. He bulldozes his way promoting their one policy, nuclear power, dismissing expert advice and costings that show how unfit for purpose and unsuitable nuclear is for us. Strong leadership may be one thing but obstinacy and an inability to recognise and acknowledge the science and the facts would result in power chaos as our aged coal-fired gas plants close down years before nuclear plants could be built and a massive generational debt would leave other government funded areas without funds for decades.James Massola reports that Peter Dutton’s weakness is lack of detail. He does suggest that Dutton makes himself scarce whenever he has an announcement to make, avoiding scrutiny. Dutton’s former tough cop persona, in my view, doesn’t align with his aversion to scrutiny nor with his failure to answer questions. There was also scant attention in the article of Dutton’s race related barbs and divisive behaviour. Dutton hiding in plain sight is not the best preparation for governmen
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