Turnbull’s treachery will be remembered. Turnbull is a popular man, I can not see that waning before the next election. Bill will have to pull out all stops to beat him.

About a month now and no gigantic kok ups have happened. Why would you not be in favor of this bloke. He has real substance. A man among men.

The different attitude Turnbull used in the face of a terrorist attack , shows the depth of character we have as PM. There was no “Death Cult language used”. The police are doing everything possible in response to the occasion.

It will be far more productive to have the Muslim’s on side rather than cringing every-time Abbott opened his mouth. I am looking forward for the day that a Muslim tips police of about a possible attack.

It is important that we do not allow Australian extremists to carry on where Abbott left off.

Four year parliamentary terms is being discussed with simultaneous senate elections. Liberal knocked back the referendum proposal about simultaneous elections last time it came up. They must have known Abbott was going to be PM on day. Where would we be if Abbott had a favorable senate.

Credlin and Longmire has departed parliament house and things are really taking shape. We are in for an era of stability and sensible govt; by all accounts.

As Paula Matthewson noted the other day, "Malcolm Turnbull has promised advocacy instead of slogans ... to listen and be open to new ideas, and to treat voters as adults by having a national conversation about the need for reform and what those changes will entail."

Abbott was perhaps Australia's greatest Prime Minister to many* but we must squelch our sorrow at his passing And that of soothsayer Creddybabe.

This small epitaph pays homage to them http://www.canberratimes.com.au/photogallery/federal-politics/cartoons/david-pope-20120214-1t3j0.html

Well Mad Monk Tony reckons anyway :)

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Turnbull, with his ongoing spin, talkfests and politically correct promotion, looks and behaves more and more like a clone of Kevin Rudd.

Why have people always got to talk in the past. It is a waste of space.

Turnbull says it is an exciting time to be alive, so it is best believed, or you will worry yourself into an early grave. Since his instillation as Australia’s preferred PM. He has done exceptionally well. And why wouldn’t he, he has the mental capacity and monetary skills of a professional human being.

I don’t know where the similarity comes from PM Rudd, he had his own style as does PM Turnbull.

Australia is best placed we have been for 2 years. Turnbull is on probation as someone used the term, and the chances of a sustainable PM is being offered.

I do not have a problem with that. What I do have a problem with is the rise in Australian anti Muslim protesters or terrorist’s.

Call them what you like but it is not the way to go. They seem to think being radical and abusive and disruptive is a good protest.

These mobs are Dangerous, and not in Australia’s interests.

"More than 400 police officers will be on hand today when nationalist and far-right groups descend on Bendigo in central Victoria to rally against the council's approval of the city's first mosque."

These people are not welcome here; we are quite capable of voicing our own concerns when needed and we do not need outsiders to do anything for us.

Abbott’s handling of the Muslim issue has instigated these actions, and it was not helpful. Turnbull’s approach is grossly different and non abusive, which can only repair lost confidence in the Australian Muslim Community.

We have a fantastic 150 Muslim members here, and it best they do not have to cringe every time someone in power opens their mouth.

"There is no God but Allah and Mohammed is his prophet"

Wherever communities that peddle that rot set up their closed societies they will inevitably be sources of hotheads devoted to emulating Mohammed, a cut-throat desert robber and warlord bent on spreading theocratic tyranny by force.

Hence ISIS. Hence al Qa'eda. Hence the Taliban. Hence al Nusra. Hence Parramatta. Hence Cronulla. Hence the exodus of millions of refugees from Africa and the Middle East, whose enthusiasts are bent on converting the civilised world into copies of the crap countries from which they flee.

How many of the countries in which they dominate respect the human right to reject the Sharia "law" of their cult?

I believe the mad monk showed himself to be the worst PM in Australia's history, but he had one redeeming feature: a reluctance to appease Islam. It is unfortunate that he also imposed spiritual child abuse on the schools through chaplaincy.

As for someone to trust most to handle Australia's affairs when global crises of one kind or another eventually hit us, I’d say Kevin Rudd who unlike European, British and North American leaders steered the last Global Financial Heist (GFH) away from our shores, this especially in the light of indications that those who launched the last GFH are planning another

Not sure what crisis you are referring to, if you are the left wing ALP supporter you appear to be then why do you think there is a debt issue the ALP does not.

Do you think the ALP are the best party to sort out a global environment problem if it actually existed ?

Clearly the people prefer Turnbull but lets wait until we see a pressure test. There are two reasons why Trurnbull is having a great run (and not a good one) and these words are Bill Shorten.

Bill has only three issues, his past union deals that are at best very dodgy, his present is a policy platform that was rejected at the last election and his future seems to be no different. Given the ALP made it harder to dump its useless leaders like Shorten, the LNP should win even bigger at the next election which will be unusual, first term governments usually go backwards...... but those two words throws everything out of whack "Bill Shorten" the dullest man in politics as far as I can remember.