To restore the nation's fortunes, Morrison must not only appear humble he must be humble, writes mrseankelly
Interventions like these are always calculated gambles. Frydenberg's hit on Andrews worked: Victoria gets its roadmap this Sunday. Politically, though, the combination didn't feel quite right, pointing to the muddle rather than away from it. The Prime Minister and the Treasurer seemed
This is the strange atmosphere in which we enter budget season, and – if you'll permit me a cliche –the most important budget in a generation. A Prime Minister slightly off-kilter, and a cluttered public sphere. Second, it needs a Prime Minister and a Treasurer who look assured, and focused on their responsibilities – not cowboys throwing haymakers. There has been a lot of focus on the border spat, but in the scheme of economic recovery the precise timetable for free movement is likely to be minor. The government's devotion to the crafting of its budget matters more.
You might have found them in any Liberal budget, any time. Perhaps there will be some extra zeroes, but numbers never impress people as much as politicians think. And remember that the government has to cut through that noisy public sphere.
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