Broken promises can be toxic for governments, so axing the stage-three tax cuts could be right but risky

Key election promises have been delivered. As well as the whole cabinet cracking on with the policy agenda, Albanese and his ministers have invested in building relationships in parliament to keep the program moving with a minimum of argy-bargy. The latest example of strategic inclusivity is putting the Senate kingmaker David Pocock and the Greens environment spokesperson, Sarah Hanson-Young, on a plane to Montreal with the environment minister, Tanya Plibersek, as Australia attends the final days of the Cop15 United Nations Biodiversity Summit.

The review was informed by substantial post-election research. It congratulates Albanese and his backroom brains trust on winning an election. It notes winning federally is no mean feat given Labor has won government from opposition only four times since the second world war and five times in the past 100 years.