The prime minister is drafting a timetable to minimise risk, writes CroweDM. | ANALYSIS auspol
Anthony Albanese has made a cautious start as prime minister with early action on some domestic policies, successful visits overseas and a promise to pass laws to deliver on his election promises when parliament meets at the end July.
Action has been slower in most other portfolios because it has to be. While some changes happen quickly, most take years. Labor made a swift decision to return the, for instance, but the government has to deal with a long-term visa logjam for 300,000 people waiting on bridging visas. The first four weeks of the new government included one backflip. Albanese repeatedly criticised the structure of national cabinet while in opposition and promised greater transparency over its decisions. He abandoned this, without explanation, on Friday. The peak council, which is not really a cabinet, will be as secretive as before.The early days also saw a dud call:.
Nobody should be surprised that the transition takes time. It has been nine years since an opposition swept into power in Canberra. This is a rare moment.
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