Considering Spud is seen as a drag on LNP popularity, it might be worthwhile for Labor to back off on him to keep him in charge, in place of someone with charisma who would tank the ALP's prospects.
The ALP has cut the Gordian Knot that bound them to the true working class and labour movement. It has made the same mistake of embracing the evangelistic 'light on the hill' dream that saw them consigned to the wilderness for 23 years before McMahon lost to Whitlam.
But this time they are doing the reorganising of community and economy without the might of the union movement and struggle streets behind them. Instead they are going it alone with the Canadian Liberal brand of ESG and DEI torchlights, determined to bury the Australian brand in shame and national disgrace.
