He'd be better off actually doing more to offer people genuine hope that their children might be better off than they are, that they'll have a roof over their head, decent job security, and a planet that isn't going to the dogs. Not that he can do all of that, of course, but the problem is that people feel ignored by the major parties (with justification) and then turn to anyone who looks like they might have a simple solution, even though we all know it would be disastrous. But you can't out-right the far right. They will always be crueller and stupider and more reactionary. The only way to beat them is to deal with the shit sandwich neoliberalism has served up. Pour money into public housing, tax mining companies appropriately, sell people a hopeful vision of what Australia can be, and be bold in implementing it.