It’s beginning to smell a lot like an election year, with Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton spending Monday sharpening their attack lines on each other.
The prime minister was not much impressed by his rival’s unofficial campaign launch, calling Sunday’s rally in Melbourne a “damp squib”. The opposition leader, facing pressure to announce some new policies, reckons Albanese would not have to “throw this mud” if he’d enjoyed a more productive stint in the Lodge.
