As the prime minister saunters down the RAAF VIP airstair on Sunday after another successful overseas trip some might wonder whether he'll don another post-punk band T-shirt.

My money is on the Dead Kennedys.

If only to troll Sussan Ley, who was seemingly incensed at his decision to wear a Joy Division top when he returned from the White House earlier this month.

Too much has been written about this nonsense already but it is a sign of just how eager — some might say desperate — the Liberal leader has become to land a blow on the prime minister.

While it's anathema to orthodoxy, Ley might be better off holding fire more often than she does.

Perhaps take the occasional sabbatical from follow-the-bouncing-ball day-by-day politics. Get more strategic about what's around the corner.

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