Labor has been damned as ‘mired in mediocrity’ – and Albanese cannot risk a steady-as-you-go approach

Stung by criticism, the Albanese government has hit back – but knows radical policies could easily see it out of powerGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIt stung a few in the Albanese government this week that Hawke-Keating era union leader and Labor hero Bill Kelty had declared them “mired in mediocrity”.The former ACTU secretary, who held office longer than the governments of Bob Hawke and Paul Keating combined, was reported in the Australian Financial Review as having offered a withering private assessment of Labor’s latest ruling incarnation. Continue reading...