Today's question time was a lively affair, with the government taking aim at the opposition leader, Angus Taylor, over his comments on monoculturalism. The government's strategy seems to be to paint the opposition as 'playing footsie with the One Nation party', and to highlight the Coalition's failure to back multiculturalism. This is in response to Taylor's press conference before question time, where he refused to back multiculturalism and dodged questions about monoculturalism. The government is also using this as an opportunity to highlight its own housing policies and deal with the Greens on tax reforms.
The Coalition, on the other hand, is trying to corner the government over its deal with the Greens, questioning whether Labor would capitulate to any of the minor party's other demands. However, the government refused to play the 'rule-in, rule-out' game, and instead focused on spruiking its housing policies and tax reforms.
In the end, the government's strategy seems to be working, as the opposition is being painted as 'pining for a time that has never existed' in Australia. However, the Coalition is not giving up, and is continuing to try and corner the government on its deal with the Greens. The question time ended with the government's attacks on the opposition leader, and the Coalition's attempts to question the government's deal with the Greens.
