Political parties are becoming less tolerant of their leaders writes Charles Richardson.
Leadership transition
Transition or challenge, either way, bye bye Nelson
Turnbull might reflect — in fact it would be strange if he hadn’t already — that the winners of Australian politics are those who let nothing get in the way of their ambitions, writes Bernard Keane.
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Even blaming Howard for the election loss can’t unite the Liberals
It took longer for the removal trucks to make it to Kirribilli House than it did for John Howard’s reputation to be dragged through the mud by his own party. In some cases, those found at the scene of the crime are implicitly critical of Howard while protecting their own reputation, writes Wayne Errington.
MacCormack: Oratory the loser on a day of fumbles
After weeks to prepare, the Prime Minister’s performance at his election news conference was inexplicably poor. In his response, Rudd started poorly, too - stiff and stilted, writes David MacCormack.
