Grattan on Friday: Unions likely to be more challenging for a Shorten government than boats
- Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
In this week’s Newspoll 55% believed Labor would win next year’s election, compared with just 24% who thought the Coalition would. These are figures to frighten Scott Morrison, and make Bill Shorten just a touch nervous.
If most people think the government is finished, it is hard for Morrison to get their attention – though he is...

