"In the long run this may be a good result for Labor."
Say what, now?
Only in a parallel universe can this unmitigated disaster for Labor can somehow be argued might end up being a "good result".
And now we are sitting with the problem that the Morrison administration has got carte blanche to basically do as it pleases because Labor in opposition will be largely neutered in terms of credibility, which is not good for its ability to hold the government to account.
To adopt the term "muppet", which you used on umpteen occasions in the past to describe the government, who is now going to keep the "muppets" in check?
