Albanese’s backflip on royal commission is a humiliating own goal
- Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese prides himself with being in tune with the public mood. But in holding out for weeks against a royal commission into antisemitism he misjudged that mood, making Thursday’s backdown on his hardline opposition a humiliation for him.
He knew public feeling. In a pre-Christmas Resolve poll, 48% supported a royal...
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