Taylor said Albanese wasted the nation’s time. His reply was not much different

April 2, 2026 — 6:02pm

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For a man who said Anthony Albanese wasted the nation’s time, Angus Taylor was very keen to borrow some of it.

Same hour, similar stage, but this time just the ABC – not the commercial networks. A relief for fans of Millionaire Hot Seat and Home & Away that there was no delay at 7pm.

The ABC’s long-standing rule – prime minister gets the mic, opposition gets a “comparable” reply – has hosted its share of heavyweights: John Howard and Simon Crean on Iraq, Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott on carbon tax, Paul Keating and John Hewson on native title and even Albanese himself replying to Scott Morrison in the early, anxious days of COVID.

History, in other words. But this felt slightly more like a sequel for which nobody asked.

There........

© The Sydney Morning Herald