Governing is mostly doing running repairs, but inevitably a time comes when the problems have accumulated to the point where our systems need to fully refresh. This is one of those times.
Judged purely on a metric of dealing himself and his party back into contention after a bad election loss, Peter Dutton has done a good job as Liberal leader.
Government programs that both sides of politics agree are a must –the NDIS and the mainstay of our health system, Medicare – are perpetually underfunded and subject to a game of financial ping-pong between the Commonwealth and the states. The aged care sector that we allowed past governments to develop is so poorly structured that it cannot pay its employees decent wages; last year the government had to step in to fund pay increases to aged care workers at a cost to the budget of $11.
Yes, governing is mostly doing running repairs, but inevitably a time comes when the problems have accumulated to the point where our systems need to fully refresh. This is one of those times. Since losing office in 2022, the Coalition has given priority to presenting a united front. That means no serious internal debates about policy and lots of tactical plays. This has entrenched Dutton in the leadership, a contrast with the Liberals’ unsettled experience after it found itself in opposition in 2007.
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