It’s near-universally agreed that opposition policy development under Peter Dutton was too thin and too late. Now the Sussan Ley opposition is under pressure to produce policy that could arguably be premature.
Before Christmas, Ley will unveil her immigration policy. She’s already flagged it will be heavy on “principles”. The question is whether it contains an overall number (and if so what that is), and how much detail there is.
Here’s the dilemma: the more detailed the policy, the more likely it’s out of date in two years, but the more general it is, the more critics will come down on Ley. The balance was still being fought over in the opposition this week.
