Scott Morrison should choose his battles and instead concentrate on the budget, election and other critical issues. | OPINION by Niki Savva auspol
Scott Morrison is kidding himself if he thinks the South Australian election was decided only on state issues, that his standing had no bearing on the vote, and that what happened last weekend can’t be replicated federally.
The Prime Minister needed clear air before and after that morale-destroying result to set the scene for the federal budget, which remains the government’s last hope to recover ground.
and the impact of the stress on her of her unresolved Senate preselection, with insinuations they contributed to her demise.Albanese did not help himself by initially responding inadequately. He did better on Wednesday, but often he gets defensive or snappy when he faces hostile questioning, something which Liberal campaigners are hoping will surface during the campaign.
Sadness over Kitching’s sudden death morphed into anger and power plays for control of Victorian Labor.Kitching lost the trust of many on her own side. She was suspected of leaking and undermining colleagues, not only by briefing media – so far Chris Uhlmann and Andrew Bolt have publicly revealed Kitching told them she was concerned Wong would be weak on China – but Coalition MPs, former Liberal Party officials and even senior staff in the Prime Minister’s office.
Reynolds also showed them subsequent text messages she had received from Kitching effectively confirming their initial conversationThe matter had not been discussed in tactics, something Reynolds later accepted, so Kitching’s leak was actually not true. This was a sackable offence in anyone’s language. Kitching was dropped from tactics. Fearing ongoing leaks to their opponents or media, it was no wonder they restricted her access and contact with her.
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