Simon Kennedy,who was backed by Tony Abbott,beat local mayor Carmelo Pesce by 158 to 90 votes in the final round of voting.
The focus of both major parties for the Dunkley byelection was fairly trivial. Let’s hope they can do better for the looming federal election.
The Albanese government should be well satisfied by the Dunkley byelection result. Election analyst Antony Green has calculated that the average swing against governments in byelections since Federation has been about 3.5 per cent. The Dunkley swing of 3.8 per cent is about average and is no vindication of Peter Dutton’s campaign strategy.
The media has largely abided by the convention that religion is personal,but the former member for Cook was not a conventional politician.
It’s not in our national interest to have former leaders desperate to earn a dollar.
If Scott Morrison’s valedictory address prefigured anything,it was that this is a former PM heading into retirement with plenty more to say.
As the former PM exits parliament this week,readers told us how they will remember Scotty from Marketing.
Historians say Scott Morrison’s legacy will be debated for decades.
It is entirely understandable the initial decision to uninvite police from Mardi Gras this year has been linked to community grief over the recent deaths of a Sydney gay couple.
It was standing room only in the public galleries for Scott Morrison’s parliamentary swansong.
As part of his efforts to prove he could keep taxes lower than Labor,Morrison avoided fixing anything much. Now everywhere Albo and his ministers look,they find problems.