Week from hell
The Labor Party was at Winx odds of close to $1.20 going into the 2019 Federal Election, leading some of the bookies to pay out early.
For a while it looked as though this year might play out to be a similar story, with the Leader of the Opposition keeping a low profile, while intermittently making derisory observations about the struggling Prime Minister to popular acclaim.
What a difference a week makes.
With the election date now called, the first week of the campaign was an unmitigated disaster for the pretender to the throne Albanese, with a series of unforced gaffes leading the media to smell blood.
Shadow Treasurer Jim Chalmers continues to present very credibly, but the prevailing odds at Sportsbet, TAB, and now Betfair have all swung violently towards level pegging in the space of only the past week.
Only one month ago the Coalition was out at $4 and now they're in to under $2 with Betfair, with the respective leaders yet to face off in their first live debate of the campaign.
It could be a long five weeks ahead, with Morrison having delivered a near-flawless campaign last time around.
