There’s someone in the Prime Minister’s office with a significant headache currently, after the government’s talking points were sent out to the media by accident on Monday. While it’s common practice for governments to prepare and rehearse their official lines on policy topics, it’s rare they ever see the light of day. While there are few surprises in there, it’s interesting to see where the government expects pushback and how it peddles different political narratives. Chief amongst the topics of the week is the economy, welfare plans, water, immigration, justice and energy policy. If nothing else, reading ... (full story)