Almost all governments who were in government when Covid hit have lost elections. ( Switzerland is the odd man out.) Inflation which rose rapidly because of supply chain problems and then the Russian invasion of Ukraine appears to be the main culprit of why these governments have fallen.
Inflation was rising way before the ALP was elected. This was the result of the above however we can say the RBA was way too slow in raising rates and the previous LNP government di not attempt any fiscal consolidation following the pandemic.
Now it could well be the case the ALP is blamed for this but this can only occur if the ALP are incompetent at political messaging.
They inherited a large budget deficit. they made some minor corrections and the budget balanced for two years. The structural deficit only marginally fell.
We shall see if the ALP is good or bad at political messaging soon!
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