Opinion

Making the case for change from opposition is hard

Nicholas Stuart
Updated July 2 2021 - 2:23am, first published October 19 2020 - 4:30am
Liberal Party leader Alistair Coe wasn't able to convince ACT voters it was time for a change. Picture: Elesa Kurtz
Liberal Party leader Alistair Coe wasn't able to convince ACT voters it was time for a change. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

The key to understanding what's happened in politics is the swing. They're discrete, measurable, comparable, and have real meaning. So, although we won't have definitive results until every vote is counted, the obvious takeaway is that ACT voters have backed a progressive, environmental agenda and rejected a conservative one.

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Nicholas Stuart

Nicholas Stuart is a Canberra writer.

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