Comment

Brendan Smyth appointment shows just how far Andrew Barr will go to keep government

By Kirsten Lawson
Updated April 24 2018 - 10:19pm, first published July 15 2016 - 4:29pm

Liberal leader Jeremy Hanson has always seemed surprisingly confident about his party's chances of forming government at the October election, believing that the scandals and missteps increasingly besetting a 15-year-old Labor government have taken a sufficient toll to turn voters his way.

Subscribe now for unlimited access.

$0/

(min cost $0)

or signup to continue reading

See subscription options

Get the latest Canberra news in your inbox

Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date.

We care about the protection of your data. Read our Privacy Policy.