Analysis: Labor has thundered into power in NSW with a surprising force that validates the party’s federal strategy, heightens the dangers for the Liberals in a looming Victorian byelection.
can point to a solid government in Canberra that has acted on cost-of-living issues, such as passing caps on coal and gas prices that the Coalition opposed.
Dutton avoided the big moments in the NSW Liberal campaign – including the official launch for Premier Dominic Perrottet – but has been active in Aston because it is a federal contest with a direct impact on his leadership. All sides know the key question:Perrottet and his team, including moderate faction leader Matt Kean as state treasurer, managed to hold Liberal seats with their moderate approach to social and economic issues.
As of Sunday morning, the independents were ahead in Pittwater and Wollondilly, but the Liberals were holding on to other seats targeted by Climate 200 and its founder, Simon Holmes à Court. The argument from within the Liberals is that it could have been worse – and that a conservative message from Dutton would drive voters away.
Kean praised Dutton on Saturday night during the ABC coverage of the state result, sounding almost as if the two were on the same page. Could this be true? Kean, the most likely leader for the state Liberals now that Perrottet has said he would step down, has championed action on climate change when federal Liberals struggled for years to agree on a policy.
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