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Leading article Australia

ScoMo’s four feathers

19 February 2022

9:00 AM

19 February 2022

9:00 AM

As the two sides of politics marshal their forces and prepare to do battle in polling booths across the nation at some point in May, there is still time for the canny general to revise his strategy in order to maximise the chances of victory.

Back in the Victorian era, white feathers were handed out to those who were perceived to have a cowardly streak in them.

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