'I work in news, but as I prepare to vote on Saturday I’ve never felt less inspired.'
Published on Mamamia
April 20, 2022
As a journalist, my days are book-ended in the same way. With news.
I read it first thing in the morning. I watch it before I go to bed.
And each day, I bear witness to The Latest Adventures of ScoMo and Albo: On the Campaign Trail.
The visuals are remarkably similar: two white-haired, bespectacled, middle-aged men.
Every day they pledge and scare; all while handshaking, high-fiving and holding babies across the country.
They awkwardly banter with us regular folk in an attempt to feign relatability and an image of a "trusted bloke who'll get the job done”.