Call on energy plan a test of Shorten's integrity

Rejuvenated and reinforced by Super Saturday byelections success, Opposition Leader Bill Shorten mused that voters want him and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to respectfully debate public policy ideas and to focus less on their own political interests.

Bill Shorten has spotted public interest.

‘‘People don’t want more of the same from Malcolm Turnbull,’’ Mr Shorten declared. ‘‘They want a government that acts in the interests of people. To be honest, that’s the message I get out of it, too. The people of Australia are sick of me and Turnbull being in a Punch and Judy show – he runs around complaining about me, we complain about the government. They want better from us.”

Read the Editorial from today’s Age - “Call on energy plan a test of Shorten's integrity.”