> And the alternative is currently in disarray.

That is more of an own goal situation than it is a Labor mandate for their Good Works, in my opinion, the opposition is beyond woeful, for all the reasons you've rightfully pointed out. Muppets, for sure.

But they've been in power before (especially at the state level), and when they make similar mistakes and are too close to the opposition, they get the boot. Labor should be smarter and care about labour, because the centre-right NSW faction that runs the federal party worry the hell out of me long term for the health of the party. We cannot trust the LNP ever, but we need Labor to be good stewards too, and in my experience they really aren't if they get complacent

Yeah that seems a valid observation. If I had to use two words to sum up the Albo years so far I think it would probably be "a bit disappointing". Which is still a lot better than the LNP were promising.

But then I'm not in NSW and I must admit what I hear coming out of NSW is worrying - protest clampdowns, police effectively putting an end to a lot of festival culture by charging enormous amounts and illegally strip-searching teens. Minns seems like a right arsehole.

Cook's a right arsehole too, mind, but more in the "Sell everything out to the mining corps, environment be damned" way than the authoritarian way.