Labor’s handling of the Qantas-Qatar controversy was unbelievably dumb. But even Liberals opposing the Voice believe the tenor of the No campaign will ensure Dutton reaps no reward.
Anthony Albanese has just endured his worst two weeks so far as prime minister, largely thanks to the Qantas-Qatar controversy.
Some of the women remain traumatised by their treatment, which was suggested as one reason why Transport Minister Catherine King was reluctant to draw them into the issue initially. A few of them met with the Foreign Minister, Penny Wong, the day after she called her Qatari counterpart to raise their case – among other things.
Indigenous Australians Minister Linda Burney, Jacinta Nampijinpa Price and Lidia Thorpe have been subject to abuse.The whole episode invited the question: what else are they hiding? Even Liberals opposing the Voice believe the tenor of the No campaign will ensure Peter Dutton reaps no reward if the referendum fails.
Kovacic deserved plaudits for her fine contribution. She has only been in the Senate for five minutes, yet she summed up the essence of leadership. Namely, the courage to argue for hard decisions like capping the number of homes that investors can negatively gear, or making childcare costs tax-deductible for small or family businesses.
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