Why moving to the right could be wrong for Dutton and the Coalition
When Peter Dutton took the Coalition reins in 2022 after a humiliating loss of office, his first priority was unity.
- When Peter Dutton took the Coalition reins in 2022 after a humiliating loss of office, his first priority was unity.
- A punchy and well-schooled parliamentarian, Dutton knew that if ever he was to contest the prime ministership, his primary challenge was to make it to the next election.
- The alienation this policy creates among mainstream urban voters could more than offset its popularity in the joint party room (particularly within the anti-renewables Nationals).
- They joined Warringah (NSW) on Sydney’s North Shore, lost spectacularly in 2019 to the original “teal”, Zali Steggall.
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- That needless act, and the brash language justifying it, brought no interjection from Dutton.
- It was an example of just the kind of braggadocio that could see even more Liberal women heading for the exits.
Mark Kenny does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.