Albanese government struggles under the ‘stress test’ posed by Middle East war
- Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Crises “stress test” governments and countries. Memories remain vivid of COVID, which put immense pressures on the Australian economy, the federation and Commonwealth and state budgets.
The domestic crisis triggered by the Middle East war is well short of – and certainly less frightening than – the COVID emergency. But it...





