Scott Morrison shares a rhetorical lineage with Robert Menzies and a suburban one with John Howard. Like Menzies, he has no clear policy agenda. But, as Judith Brett points out - what worked in the post-war boom might not work now.

Guest: Author and emeritus professor of politics at La Trobe University Judith Brett.

Background reading:

John Howard’s heir in The Monthly

The Saturday Paper

The Monthly

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