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3.0
‘What happened?’
It has been a while since Labor lost the last Federal election. Lost it, or threw it away with poorly explained policies? Or, in an Australian electoral environment where presidential election style campaigning seems to be the new normal, did Scott Morrison somehow seem a safer pair of hands?
Me, I live in a very safe Labor seat and not a lot of campaigning takes place here. If I were to return ‘home’ to Tasmania, I would feel much more important. But I digress. I expected Labor to win the Federal election, until they ventured into the poorly explained minefield of franking credits. Memo to the Labor party, policy change can be a good thing, but it needs to be clearly articulated. And the concerns of those it applies to need to be listened to. This is not the only reason Labor lost the election of course.
In this essay, Erik Jensen compared leaders, and relative strengths and weaknesses. It is ancient history now, but I think that one reason Scott Morrison won was that he projected a confidence that Bill Shorten didn’t.
Jennifer Cameron-Smith
It has been a while since Labor lost the last Federal election. Lost it, or threw it away with poorly explained policies? Or, in an Australian electoral environment where presidential election style campaigning seems to be the new normal, did Scott Morrison somehow seem a safer pair of hands?
Me, I live in a very safe Labor seat and not a lot of campaigning takes place here. If I were to return ‘home’ to Tasmania, I would feel much more important. But I digress. I expected Labor to win the Federal election, until they ventured into the poorly explained minefield of franking credits. Memo to the Labor party, policy change can be a good thing, but it needs to be clearly articulated. And the concerns of those it applies to need to be listened to. This is not the only reason Labor lost the election of course.
In this essay, Erik Jensen compared leaders, and relative strengths and weaknesses. It is ancient history now, but I think that one reason Scott Morrison won was that he projected a confidence that Bill Shorten didn’t.
Jennifer Cameron-Smith
emilywindwrites's review
2.0
It was interesting (and honestly, kind of depressing) to read this essay now in January 2020, seven months after the federal election result last year. The essay contained some good snapshots from the campaign trail, but in my opinion was lacking in actual analysis. I also hoped there would be more references to the title—‘The Prosperity Gospel’—but it seemed the religious aspect of Morrison’s campaign was only mentioned a few times here and there.
jen_mactaggart's review
5.0
Just loved how this highlighted the ordinariness of the men running. And the ordinariness of Australian politics.
purlgully's review
1.0
Just a play by play of the campaign with little actual insight, more suited to a Long Read in the Monthly than a Quarterly Essay. From the title I was hoping for a lot more about how the Prosperity Gospel shapes Morrison's thinking.
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