Malcolm Turnbull’s push for colleagues to fall in to line on Emissions Trading will become an issue of his own style and leadership. It could be a circuit-breaker for the beleaguered leader. Or it could be a disaster.
Political leadership
Who is Tony Abbott, heir apparent?
Courtesy of mere chance, he’s probably the highest profile replacement if Liberal Leader Malcolm Turnbull goes. Bernard Keane glimpses inside the “slightly scary” mind of Tony Abbott via his new book, Battlelines.
Crikey Says: Crikey Says
Politicians seeking a work-life balance should be respected and supported. Politicians who use their long-suffering families as the PR pretext for cutting-and-running should be seen for what they are — liars.
Abjorensen: Leadership contenders are far from ordinary people
Political leadership in a democracy remains a paradox: quite extraordinary people by the nature of their calling seeking to convince the electorate of their ordinariness, writes Norman Abjorensen.
