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Albanese's 'productivity' summit: a political show with no substance

By Scott Prasser - posted Friday, 22 August 2025

If Canavan can do this, does it mean that any coalition backbencher can run their own policy talkfest on any topic regardless of the coalition's formal policy stance on an issue?

All this makes the opposition and the coalition parties look incoherent, disunited and lacking focus, but that's hardly new in non-Labor politics given recent events and losses? Perhaps Senator Canavan should leave the cosiness of his safe coalition senate spot and run as an independent and see how far he gets.

Compare the coalition to the Albanese government - it is focused, strategic, networked and politically skilled - and wins. Whether its policies are the right ones is another issue.

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This article was first published in the Canberra Times.

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About the Author

Dr Scott Prasser has worked on senior policy and research roles in federal and state governments. His recent publications include:Royal Commissions and Public Inquiries in Australia (2021); The Whitlam Era with David Clune (2022), the edited New directions in royal commission and public inquiries: Do we need them? and The Art of Opposition (2024)reviewing oppositions across Australia and internationally.