In an example of short-term thinking, the Liberal Party’s federal executive decided on Friday to bury its election review. But it was unable to cremate it.
On Tuesday the review was referred to at the Liberal parliamentary party’s regular meeting. No one called for its formal publication. There was no need. By then, it had been widely leaked. Later, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese tabled it in parliament.
Before Christmas former leader Peter Dutton had a hissy fit about the assessment of him in the review, done by former federal minister Nick Minchin and former New South Wales minister Pru Goward. That led to some changes. The leaked version is the original version.
