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What kind of Prime Minister will Malcolm Turnbull make?

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Beach, you can just leave it here, no one actually reads those off topic long-winded diatribes of yours anyway. As for your links, not safe to open them unless one has a mountain of anti-virus software.

Foxy, we still wait for Malcolm to do something, so far its been mostly feel good platitudes. I think Turnbull and his supporters are working overtime behind the scenes to get rid of the old guard that backed Abbott. The elevation of that loose cannon Barney Joyce to the leadership of the Nationals, will cause no end of headaches for Turnbull. The Country Party (Nationals) has a long history of the tail wagging the dog, starting with 'Blackjack' McEwen, who successfully wagged the Liberal dog for about 20 years.

It will be good to watch after the election to see how things pan out with Turnbull, if for no other reason than it will be good entertainment value!

Malcolm and Barney.

Malcolm; "Barney how about you and I get married?
Barney; "NO!"
Malcolm; "How about a new flag? I've got this nice frilly pattern.
Barney; "NO!"
Malcolm; "Can I turn on the air-con, its hot in your closet"
Barney; "NO!"
Malcolm; "How about me becoming King Malcolm I of the OZ Republic?
Barney; "NO!"
Malcolm; "Barney, what can I do?"
Barney; "There is something you can do...RESIGN!"
Posted by Paul1405, Wednesday, 17 February 2016 7:13:17 AM
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Dear Rehctub,

I read a recent article that asked the same
question - what kind of PM will Malcolm Turnbull
make? And the answer was - intelligent!

He was a Rhodes scholar. But then so was
Tony Abbott - (surprisingly).

My family (parents) have always voted Liberal.
It's always been a Lithuanian tradition in this
country. After all Lithuanians ran from communism.
So it figures.

I did also - except until I
encountered Tony Abbott.
And certainly I had nothing against the Liberal Party.
Just Tony Abbott - who I found appalling. Otherwise I'd
still be voting Liberal today. Now with Turnbull I may
once again vote for the Liberal Party again because I
can't see any other alternative that appeals to me.

Of course, I also like Julie Bishop and Scott Morrison.
Posted by Foxy, Wednesday, 17 February 2016 12:05:44 PM
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Dear Paul,

It's still early days for Malcolm Turnbull.
He can't rock the boat to much if he wants
the appease the Party - not yet.
But I'm sure that
in due course he will put in his plans prior
to the election - and will not give in,
perhaps just a bit? As I said - he is intelligent,
and will do what is necessary to gain support -
without causing too much of a fuss. He also has
the support of Julie Bishop and Scott Morrison.
And a few other shining stars - like John Howard, Peter
Costello, George Brandis, Christopher Pyne,
Bronwyn Bishop, and quite a number of others. 54
supported Turnbull in comparison to only 44 who supported
Tony Abbott. Ten more who supported Turnbull. It was
the result of backbenchers fearing the losing at the
next election. You can't really blame them.
Posted by Foxy, Wednesday, 17 February 2016 12:27:00 PM
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Personally, I'm totally disenchanted with politicians. The level of corruption and incompetence is absolutely ridiculous. Who in their right mind believes that a Chinese billionaire would make a free presentation of fake Rolexes to some of Australia's principal politicians? What sort of an idiot bites into a raw unpeeled onion as if it was a juicy piece of fruit? And what sort of people deliberately sell off the country to China for the sake of increasing their personal power and wealth?
Posted by Mr Opinion, Wednesday, 17 February 2016 1:06:52 PM
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Dear Mr Opinion,

There are many different politicians. There's
all that stuff that's is the excuse of the
seat-warmer, as Peter Coleman points our in
"The Costello Memories." Then there's the hack,
the careerist, or at best the adventurer.

Then there's those politicians who belong to a
different parliamentary tradition. There are those
politicians who go into Parliament to make changes.
Like ones like Peter Costello who wanted to liberalise
the economy, especially the system of taxation.

A dental technician whith gallows humour drilled the
letters GST on a crown for one of Costello's teeth -
damaged beyond repair by constant grinding during the
GST debates. He wanted to strike a blow for individual
rights against unions bullies. (He first came to public
notice as the champion of the small company Dollar Sweets
against the thugs of the Federated Confectioners Association.)
He wanted to bring indigenous Australians into the
mainstream.

He was gratified to see Noel Pearson reading F.A.Hayek's
"The Road to Serfdom." He was determined to advance liberal
multiculturalism within the Australian tradition of
tolerance and freedom. (Why come to the country at all if
you despise everything about it?)

From the commitment of communism to the war on terrorism, from
voluntary students unionism to the republican referendum, he has been an agent of liberal change.
Posted by Foxy, Wednesday, 17 February 2016 2:22:31 PM
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Dear Foxy,

That makes a long list of one.
Posted by Mr Opinion, Wednesday, 17 February 2016 2:42:34 PM
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