This is further accentuated by Shorten’s big target strategy. For example, what will the retirees in the area think about his plan to take the dividend imputation rebate away from them?
But is this good for Malcolm Turnbull? While a win will rally the backbench, and neutralise rogue potential floor-crossing backbenchers, it might also fracture Labor and hand the leadership to Anthony Albanese.
It will also incline voters to think that Malcolm Turnbull might just win the next election.
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Turnbull’s best chance in 2019 is for Shorten to be his opponent, with an expectation that Shorten will win. Winning the battle for Longman might cost Turnbull the war.
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