The phoney war of the past few months has served to heighten the absurdity of a floating election date, entirely of the incumbent’s choosing. The experience has certainly boosted the case for fixed-term parliaments, writes Norman Abjorensen.
Phoney war
In Canberra, a weird calm settles on the public service
It’s less a phoney war than a phoney peace. The country is in a political twilight zone rarely experienced: the Government ensured it was prepared for an election weeks ago, but when the Prime Minister declined to fire the starting gun, it stayed in the blocks, unsure what to do with itself.
