Morrison and Dutton are imperilling Australia’s national security to hang on to power | Katharine Murphy

The prime minister and the defence minister are imperilling Australia's national security as they try to hang on to power

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Too often, political journalism is the art of asking the wrong question.

We can preoccupy ourselves wondering whether or not a particular tactic will work. These are valid enough deductions, but the whole exercise can read like theatre criticism.