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The worry now is whether Mr Andrews’ thumping win will embolden Anthony Albanese to revive the old Labor faith in government intervention at the national level.
Private equity kingpin Ben Gray, the son of a former Tasmanian Liberal premier, never expected to find himself campaigning on behalf of a Labor candidate.
Sometimes a bad government, especially one headed in an even worse direction than the opposition, just needs to be thrown out of office.
A largely ineffective opposition with an unpopular leader has failed to put together a coherent case for governing, or for ousting a premier who isn’t well liked.
Tim Pallas and other state Labor ministers last week attended a private CFMEU-organised event hosted by controversial union leader John Setka.