Quick to judge?

NO. On the contrary - Tony Abbott's personal style
has always been a source of discontent both inside
and outside his party. And as I have stated in this
discussion, it's all been well documented.

Of course in government, his minders have kept him
on a tight rein (Peta Credlin), sticking to a script
that regularly tried to focus on the government's
achievements ( stopping the boats). But, as Malcolm
Turnbull pointed out - these wore a bit thin after a
while and stopped resonating with voters. The country
needed "advocacy not slogans".

The Australian people were more intelligent. Abbott was
ousted not only by his own party but from his own
electorate.

Where his loyalty lies will be clearly shown by his
behaviour in the future:

http://www.crikey.com.au/2020/09/03/tony-abbott-uk-loyalty/

Foxy,

Your prejudices are clear and undeniable. Abbott's major crime was to shred the career of the feminist darling Juliar. In tearing down first the narcissistic bully Rudd, then the lying shrew Gillard he earned the enmity of the left whinge and especially those half-wits that equated attacking a fraudulent PM with being a woman-hater.

That Juliar has been relegated to tokenist positions while TA gets a senior international posting has the feminist luvvies foaming at the mouth.

Shadow Minister,

Tony Abbott's political career, his prejudices,
his gaffes, are all well documented.
The man was and continues to be a controversial
character. Out of his own mouth - he is judged
and by his own actions. So much so that his own
party ousted him as did his electorate.

The
position he's been offered in the UK - has
attracted a great deal of criticism from various
sides of politics. What kind of a mark the man will
leave and how much of an effect he will be allowed
to have by his female boss, Liz Truss, with
whom he shares the job, - is still
to be seen. Time will tell if he stuffs this up.

As for Julia Gillard?

Julia Gillard has been appointed as the new CHAIR of
the Wellcome Trust. A London based organisation that
aims to take on big health challenges by supporting
researchers and campaigning for better science.

RIGHT NOW - Wellcome is also one of the globe's biggest
investors in medical research, including on the search
for a COVID-19 vaccine.

In addition to that the former PM currently serves as the
Chair of Global Partnership for Education (since 2014),
which is dedicated to expanding educational access and
quality worldwide.

She's also been involved with Beyond Blue (Jeff kennett
recommended her for the job), since 2017.
Beyond Blue is Australia's leading
mental health awareness body.
Then there's The Global Institute for
Women's Leadership
at King's College London - since 2018.

On top of that she's an Honorary Professor at the
University of Adelaide, since 2013. Regularly guest
lecturing in the Department of History and Politics as well
as hosting interns from the University in her office each
year. She's also received an honorary Doctorate in
April 2019.

The following link gives more:

http://www.juliagillard.com.au/current-work/

cont'd ...

Shadow Minister,

I need to make a correction.

Tony Abbott's position is merely advisory - and
not shared with Liz Truss. He's just an advisor
and his advice can be taken or ignored. As Boris
Johnson has made quite clear - he does not always
listen to the many advisers he has on the boards
across the country. Wise move probably especially in
this case.

Foxy,

As I said token roles for Juliar.

Also, she never kept any of her promises and deliberately broke one iron-clad promise she made only a few weeks later.

She was fired from Gordon and Slatter for dishonesty and took cash handouts from union crooks after helping them defraud businesses.

If TA had pulled any of this crap, we would still be hearing about it.

As negotiating trade deals with foreign countries the PM has the final sign off and say. The trade minister supervises the multi $bn negotiations based on the work done by the 16 advisors of which TA is a senior one.

Dear shadyminister,

I think Abbott's talents are wasted on the UK.

He should really be doing this job for China.

In fact you should migrate to China as well. Because you're just that kind of guy.