Originally Posted by
Lead Balloon
I agree. But...
In federal politics, the best form of attack is Defence. Hence the subs announcement.
The original decision was influenced by politics and naturally produced a clusterf*ck. The new one will do the same, but for time being it puts Scotty from Marketing ahead on the national security/defence (as well as economic management) polls. The upcoming federal election will be fought by the coalition on the: "Would you really trust Labor and Albanese with the nation's defence, security and finances?"
That’s good in theory except that polls well after the subs announcement show the LNP Feds going backwards by at least two percentage points, with the ALP again on 54/46 TPP. I suspect that while 57% agree with the submarine decision they see it for what it is, just what you said, an attempt to create a narrative to save themselves after bullsh-ting endlessly for 3 years…….