Albanese governs on softly-softly catchee monkey formula. Would Plibersek or Chalmers have been bolder?
- Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Reading Margaret Simons’ recently released biography of Tanya Plibersek brought to mind an interesting question. What sort of Labor government would we have if Plibersek, rather than Anthony Albanese, had become Labor leader in 2019, and then won the 2022 election?
Or, indeed, what if Jim Chalmers – who like Plibersek (and Chris Bowen)...
