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The Guardian - AU
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Rebecca Huntley

Peter Dutton’s greatest hits might get him elected but he’s not immune to the bad democracy trap

Peter Dutton
Peter Dutton says the Coalition stands ready to win majority government at the 2025 federal election. Photograph: Diego Fedele/AAP

Peter Dutton’s speech in the marginal seat of Chisholm a few days ago was supposed to sketch the terms by which the opposition leader would fight this year’s federal election.

Reading the full transcript feels like listening to a compilation CD of greatest hits from the early 2000s – all-too-familiar tunes some would prefer to forget.

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