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Will Albanese live up to his own promises to end pork-barrelling? There is a sliver of hope

  • Written by: Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
Will Albanese live up to his own promises to end pork-barrelling? There is a sliver of hopeMickTsikas/AAP

Like Kevin Rudd before him, Anthony Albanese is taking an odd approach to evidence.

Before becoming prime minister in 2007, Rudd promised to deliver “good evidence-based policy in terms of producing the best outcomes”.

Yet while in office, Rudd made several of his most important and far-reaching decisions without bothering...

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