Sheesh, spare a thought for the good burghers of Kallangur (QLD, 4503). Barely one morning into the first working day of a federal election campaign and their local member, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton, was making plans to relocate to Sydney if elected to high office.

Now anyone in need of a quick post-election powwow with the member for Dickson is staring down the barrel of a nine hour, 43-minute commute to Kirribilli, where Dutton, resplendent in a business shirt and pair of tracky-daks, will be firmly in work-from-home mode. On the upside, jet-lagged constituents hailing from the People’s Republic of Queensland will be greeted by priceless harbour vistas.

Dutton said he would move his family to Kirribilli House if he became prime minister.Credit: airviewonline.com

On the downside, Dutton mightn’t be that interested in discussing Some Local’s petition for a set of traffic lights at the corner of Remember This Place Drive and Only Water Views When It Rains Crescent, Kallangur, when he’s suddenly contending with the (frankly criminal) price of parking in nearby Milsons Point.

For those who missed it (anyone in NSW who dislikes bogan radio and – if the ratings are to be believed – basically everyone in Victoria), the subject of Dutton’s mooted move to Sydney arose on the

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