Albanese, in Dutton's view, has committed the gravest of all political sins — breaking an election commitment. And his prosecution of the Prime Minister's integrity will continue right up until the next polling day.
An email sent to Liberal Party's subscribers (perhaps a niche slice of the voting public) on Thursday night carried with it the subject line "Albanese's betrayal" (along with the cursory plea for donations).
What the argument overlooks is that something can be a "broken promise" and be the right decision for the times. The two are not mutually exclusive, even if they are difficult to juggle.
And it's the benefit millions more could see in their bank balance come July 1 which the Prime Minister hopes will inoculate him from the Coalition's free and frank character assessments in the months ahead — acting first, asking for forgiveness later.
Dutton is the king of the wedge. He knows exactly how to trap and pressure a political opponent and how to play that through the media.
The challenge he faces, though, is that this one could backfire if he misreads the mood of the good taxpayers of Australia.
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