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Morrison, Dutton go hard on national security

  • Written by Tony Walker, Vice-chancellor's fellow, La Trobe University
Morrison, Dutton go hard on national securityAAP/Mick Tsikas

Elections held in the shadow of war or overarching national security concerns tend to favour incumbents.

In the three elections since the second world war that have been directly affected by security worries, incumbent governments have prevailed.

In 1951, Robert Menzies fought an election on his determination to ban the Communist...

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