Why the Abbott era came to an end?

According to Virginia Trioli - it was due to the
lack of political vision and leadership in this
country; the poor quality standard of political
discussion; the poor quality of elected representatives,
the utterly uninspiring nature of Australian political life.

Finally the cries of frustration echoed throughout
communities around this country - and this reflected in
the polls. After Mr Abbott lost so badly in over
30 polls in a row - the Liberal Party decided a change of
leadership had to be made.

I agree with Trioli when she states that - political
leaders on both sides since John Howard seem to come
from the robot school of leadership training choking on
their talking points, speaking to the country as if we
are kindergarten children. And as she tells us - It's
an absolute mystery how they kid themselves that they are
getting away with it.

She's right when she says that none of us know if
Turnbull can fulfil the promise he has always shown in
terms of vision, rhetoric, and leadership. But by any objective
measure, within the context of contemporary Australian
politicians he is one of a very, very few who appear to see
a way through blinkered, craven self-interest and to a greater
Australia somewhere beyond.

Trioli tells us that like any possible prime minister,
Turnbull will have to work within narrow (and narrowing)
party-machine politics, and this just might be the thing
that knocks that vision out of his system.

However judging from all the emails in social media, including
twitter and facebook and in media organisations around the
country - it seems that the voting public is simply desperate
for someone to make an argument for reform that comes to
grips with the economic, technological and social changes that
threaten to change this country forever.

"What do you call a leader with no followers?"
Just someone out having a walk.
It will be interesting to see who might feel inspired
(or despairing) -
enough to follow our new leader.

Climate and Abbott are an example of what was not being done.

Former PM Tony Abbott had to know that IPCC climate associated science has not measured and assessed photosynthesis warmth in ocean algae plant matter, yet he allowed CO2 debate to continue with no public mention or due action about warmth in ocean temperature linked to algae.

There should have been debate to trade nutrient and pay householders for their sewage waste, to grow algae to make biogas.

Tony Abbott did allow a submission in the Agricultural Competitiveness White Paper, about harvesting water with aqueduct into the Murray Darling system.

It will be interesting to see if PM Turnbull will progress or slow that potentially innovative and export revenue generating - new infrastructure project.

I think there needs to be less talk and more action, productive action.

With Abbott the ideas were there but not the tenacity and focus - leaadership to implement them.
Parliament was all talk and no productive export and job and business - development of significance. No action to produce money needed in pockets and purses.

I think the public in general could see the lack of actual productive development from Abbott. So the era of public trust and support came to an end.

Dear Foxy

Well may you expound on the words of some "lady" called Virginia Trioli (whom I know not)

But the article at issue is by one Don Aitkin, a learned man, even more so than I

Maybe it is we, the Common folk, who make life for our PMs intolerable

With our Tweets, iPhones, torrid clusterf--k sex lives and instant Leadership Surveys 3 days after out Right Honourables become PM

Or maybe the gene-pool of pollies has declined since the days Alfred Deakin was special-anonymous political correspondent to the London Morning Post, while Deakin moonlighted as Prime Minister of Australia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Deakin#Journalism

In closing, I say unto you, tho you be a Commoner, seize the day Foxy, for Harvie Krumpet* didn't.

Yours

Poida
Lord High Footman to Malcolm the Charming

* Harvie http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0382734/

Dear Plantagenet,

Thank You so much for reading my previous post.

For your information Virginia Trioli is an
Australian journalist and author, and radio and
TV personality and presenter. She's received the
Walkly Award twice (1995, 2001) and Melbourne's Press
Club - Best Columnist award (1999). She has a column -
in - The Weekly Review and she is co-host of ABC
News Breakfast on ABC1 and ABC News 24, 6-9am weekdays.
She also often stand in for Alan Jones on ABC-TV's "Q&A."
Her most recent appearance was for the Melbourne Writers
Festival episode of the show. She is highly respected
in her field.

We all have our opinions on why the Abbott era came to
an end. I gave hers as another example. It was one that
made sense to me and hopefully to others on this forum.

As for seizing the day?
Thank You for your concern.
But there's no need.
I always consider what a long way I've come -
every day. ;-)
It's part and parcel of my professional ethos.
Librarians try to add, enrich, stimulate and amplify
people's knowledge. They don't always succeed, of course.

simply hated for being able to do what the regresssives said was impossible. He got rid of the idiotic tax that Turnbull believed in and made fools of the abc/sbs luvvies by stopping the boats. And guess what, Turnbull has put in writing he won't change these things and the regressives are happy because the reminder of the one they called unelectable is out of sight. He did more good in 2 years than what the previous jokers did in setting the nation up for economic diaster. The question is how long will Turnbull be able to control his ego. In past he has believed his own press (especially the morally bereft national broadcasters).

Poida the Podiatric
Maybe it is we, the Common folk, who make life for our PMs intolerable. Nothing can save the polls. The PM checks who has 50% Likes in forums and says they don't matter but we get the figures we deserve. When the common ratings drop the Lord Servants are gone.