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Chris Wallace, Professor, School of Politics Economics & Society, Faculty of Business Government & Law, University of Canberra

Reform is hard. Albanese and Chalmers need to stay the course

Do Australians really want reform? It’s a reasonable question to ask as the Albanese government weathers trenchant attacks on its recent federal budget.

From the front pages to Facebook, in parliament and in the opinion polls, the mood seems so sour that Australia’s far right demagogue, Pauline Hanson, is being canvassed by some as a possible prime minister in 2028.

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