And prudence for its own sake is a tougher sell for a government that has not yet dispensed with one extravagance from the Morrison government in the Stage 3 tax cuts, while enthusiastically strapping on another in AUKUS.

Source: https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/politics/2023/04/10/budget-treasurer-chalmers-analysis/

Mr Albanese promised to improve the relationship between China and Australia that had badly soured during the previous Morrison government.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12107387/Anthony-Albanese-year-prime-minister-high-lows-big-challenges-come.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

The Morrison government set a major precedent when it approved the Reserve Bank of Australia lending $188 billion to our major banks for three years at just 0.1 per cent to get through COVID-19.

Source: https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/had-it-with-melbourne-s-overpriced-toll-roads-here-s-how-to-make-them-cheaper-20230907-p5e2tl.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national

The Morrison government then appealed against the court’s ruling.

Source: https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/2023/09/06/iranian-asylum-seeker-ned-kelly-emeralds-wins-high-court-appeal/

While the Morrison government said that his move toward censorship was part of a longer battle to ‘halt the spread of misleading information’, it appears to have been created as a direct response to Covid.

Source: https://www.spectator.com.au/2023/09/paul-fletcher-the-father-of-australian-censorship/