The opposition leader is in Adelaide and is trying to mop up the work from home reverse ferret.

How bad was the polling when it came to women if the Coalition have had to drop what was one of its only consistent policies?

Peter Dutton:

The polling objective is to make sure we can win the next election so we can manage the economy well, to support families get through a really difficult period.

People can’t afford three more years of Labor. What we have said clearly is that where we’re collecting taxpayers’ money from people who are working harder than ever, you look around South Australia, people who are working second and third jobs just to pay the mortgage because it’s gone up by, you know, on 12 occasions under this government, they need to be reassured the taxes they’re paying is being spent effectively.

That in part was the point we’re making.

I have apologised for the decision we took in relation to work from home. It only applied to Canberra. Labor’s run this scare campaign and I think we bring an end to that today. And we strongly support flexible workplace arrangements.