Upper Hunter byelection reveals the dangers that lurk for Albanese and federal Labor
- Written by Mark Kenny, Professor, Australian Studies Institute, Australian National University
History shows that Labor took too much heart when Labor leader Kim Beazley unexpectedly pushed John Howard to the edge of extinction in 1998.
Howard, a first-term prime minister, suffered a 4.6% swing, surrendering the popular vote but somehow retaining a parliamentary majority.
Labor strategists figured the next election would be that...
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