Is the 'sensible centre' dead?

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen are in Fiji for pre-COP talks.

But back home the Opposition has labelled the high-level climate talks a "farce" and criticised Labor's investment during a cost of living crisis. So, could this critique backfire for the Coalition in the future?

Meanwhile, Queensland's crackdown on the tobacco black market is showing some early promise, with legal cigarette purchases increasing by 55 per cent. It's put a "spring" in federal Labor's step and given them a foothold back in the illegal tobacco debate.

And is the politics of pragmatism and 'the sensible centre' disappearing as the world becomes more "shouty". PK and Claudia have some big thoughts to share.

Patricia Karvelas and Claudia Long break it all down on Politics Now.

📖 Read PK's analysis here: The mood's changed. The Greens and Liberals aren't chasing the sensible centre

🎧Listen to PK's podcast chat with Larissa Waters here: Larissa Waters is a shameless optimist

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