In vouching for Bollard Man, Albanese set himself an uncomfortable precedent

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Anthony Albanese captured the public's mood in allowing Bollard Man to stay, but he also set an uncomfortable precedent

Anthony Albanese is fast discovering why his prime ministerial predecessor Scott Morrison took the unorthodox approach of being secretly sworn into a raft of ministries, having been reminded that a PM's power only extends so far when it comes to immigration visas.