Labor veterans Greg Combet and Lenda Oshalem have dissected Labor's federal election campaign, its policy offerings and results, coming up with 27 recommendations to establish 'a long-term, progressive Labor government'.
abc.net.au/news/labor-election-review-anthony-albanese-prime-minister/101735336Federal Labor has concluded Scott Morrison's "unpopularity" was the single biggest factor in the party's election victory, in a wide-ranging review which also warned the loss of support for Labor in heartland areas was of "significant concern".
The report makes specific mention of the New South Wales seat of Fowler — which Labor lost to Independent Dai Le — recommending the party pre-select a "strong candidate" for the next election and start "rebuilding voter trust" in the once-safe seat. While Chinese voters swung towards Labor at the election, the review found Vietnamese voters swung away from the party, which the report partially attributes to Fowler.
Despite Labor's federal electoral success, the report's authors warn the party must arrest a decline in votes in outer-suburban Melbourne, parts of Western Sydney and in Tasmania, where the ALP suffered a 6.4 per cent swing against it.
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