Short-termism shows you either lack understanding or are flat-out wrong. Either way, it’s not top-notch governing
It is worth remembering that Peter Dutton was almost prime minister of Australia. Yes, the man who joked about sea levels rising and “Cape York time” while standing underneath a live boom microphone was within a whisker of being the 30th prime minister. It is worth remembering such things because in our current political climate we too often live in the permanent present – barely looking ahead, and quickly forgetting the past.
The permanent present has long been an issue in politics and yet, as often happens, the problem has grown under a new leadership. Does Scott Morrison’s government look to the future? It can barely be bothered to look beyond the next half-hour.
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