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The focus of the major parties as campaigning wraps up
ABC NEWS (Australia)
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5/1/2025
For his analysis on where the two major parties are focusing on this final week of the campaigning – here is the ABC’s national political lead David Speers.
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In the final days of this campaign, the closing arguments have, unsurprisingly, returned to
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the cost of living.
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Today's inflation numbers help Labor's argument.
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The worst is now over and better days are ahead.
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While not giving advice to the Reserve Bank, the Treasurer is not so subtly pointing to
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expectations of several rate cuts to come.
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For his part, Peter Dutton's return to that famous question, are you better off?
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It was a potent line used against incumbent governments everywhere when inflation was
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at its peak.
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It's been less successful since then, including in this week's Canadian election, where voters
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stuck with the incumbent.
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In a sign the Coalition needs something more than just a focus on cost of living, the opposition
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leader was also jogging memories of the failed voice referendum and a time when the majority
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of Australians disagreed with the Prime Minister.
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Labor's rejected any suggestion.
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It would seek to revive the voice, but the fate of the Uluru Statement remains uncomfortable
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territory for Labor.
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Whether it's still an issue for voters, however, is less clear.
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is less clear.
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