Article 731MP Peter Dutton alienated voters with ‘arrogant and aggressive’ approach, Labor election review finds

Peter Dutton alienated voters with ‘arrogant and aggressive’ approach, Labor election review finds

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Tom McIlroy Political editor
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Coalition's Tony Abbott-style political playbook, policy backflips and lack of message discipline helped Labor secure landslide election win

Peter Dutton repelled voters with a Tony Abbott-style political playbook ahead of last year's federal election, presenting poorly designed and badly explained policies, helping Labor secure a landslide win, a party review has found.

Released on Friday, as the opposition leader, Sussan Ley, fought to hold off a leadership challenge, Labor's election campaign review said Anthony Albanese's positive message and policies designed to improve voters' lives resonated with the electorate, while Dutton's negative, arrogant and aggressive" approach was a major barrier to support for the Coalition.

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