Byelections show Labor is in trouble in Victoria – but how much will Peter Dutton benefit?
- Written by Paul Strangio, Emeritus Professor of Politics, Monash University
Is history repeating itself in Labor’s fortress state of Victoria?
At the 1990 federal election, Bob Hawke’s Labor government had a near-death experience when it lost nine seats in Victoria. A furious Hawke laid the blame squarely at the feet of John Cain’s state Labor government, which was listing badly in its third term due...
