Notwithstanding The Australian’s comical attempts to pin the Solomon Islands incursion by China on Labor, which is not in government, Albo hitting the sack might be a good thing for the challengers.
Anthony Albanese going down with Covid is already playing well for Labor. Scott Morrison has few votes to gain by hammering a sick guy. And it leaves a team versus team match-up rather than man versus man. What have we here?
Deputy PM: Richard Marles or Barnaby Joyce? Foreign Affairs: Penny Wong or Marise Payne? Education: Alan Tudge or Tanya Plibersek? NDIS: Lynda Reynolds or Bill Shorten? Aged Care: Richard Colbeck or Mark Butler. Arts: Paul Fletcher or Tony Burke? Attorney-General: Mark Dreyfus or Michaelia Cash? Energy: Chris Bowen or Angus Taylor?
Gee, tough choices … if you are related by blood … or a Murdoch editor. Here’s today’s Goebbelsian offering:
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