This election, Peter Dutton has been repeatedly very, very clear
Over the course of an election campaign punctuated by about-faces and flip flops, one constant has been Peter Dutton’s use of “clear” and “very clear” in his press conferences.
Based just on the transcripts on his website, he says he’s been clear or very clear on average 3 times per day.
But on April 24 he knocked it out of the park with a score of 23 at a doorstop interview in New Town:
On electric vehicles: “there’s no change in the policy and no, we’ve been very clear.”…“We’ve been clear about that and we’ve been clear in relation to the policies on the EVs.”
On Trump: “We’ve been very clear about what this election is about and it’s about who has the strength of leadership to stand up for our interests.”
On AUKUS: “I think I made clear what I was saying about it.” When prompted further, he said “Well, we can clear it up later, but I’ve gone through it a few times.”
If you’re still not clear on the Coalition’s policies, it seems you’ve only got yourself to blame!
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