Paul Bongiorno: Peter Dutton still fighting the last election suits Labor

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton appears to still be in election mode rather than listening to voters, Paul Bongiorno writes. Photo: Getty

The unequivocal message voters sent the Coalition at the election is completely lost on new Opposition Leader Peter Dutton, leading to confused and extremely negative performances in the media.

By any measure the electorate was looking for serious policy action to address the existential threat of climate change already affecting Australia just as severely as elsewhere on the planet.