Bernard Keane

Hello and welcome to Cut Through, Crikey's spin-free analysis of Australian news, politics and power.

I am your temporary host, Rachel Withers, quietly pleased to be filling in for the wonderful Crystal Andrews today because I am joined by none other than Crikey politics editor Bernard Keane and former ABC election analyst Antony Green to hear their thoughts and takes on the upcoming Victorian state election, which is taking place On Saturday, the 28th of November, Bernard Antony, welcome to Cut Through.

Thank

you.

Let's go to Australia.

Bernard Keane is political editor of crikey.com.au. And Bernard, this dreadful, dreadful situation with the injuries done, severe injuries done to the MP Helen Haynes.

What is the latest on her condition, please? Good morning.

Good morning.

But the calculation by Angus Taylor is voters are far more interested in getting their cost of living down than they are about climate policies.

I guess, for discovering at the next election whether that holds true, particularly at the current cost of living situation, doesn't improve.

Thank you, Bernard Keane, who is political editor of cracky.com.au, our Australian correspondent today.