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Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott are both on their first overseas jaunts since the election and neither of them seems to be enjoying themselves very much.
Even though no one believed him for a second, Tony “Iron Man” Abbott’s jetlag excuse for not visiting Afghanistan has turned into a real snafu, and Gillard has admitted she’d rather just stay home altogether.
Let’s deal with Abbott first.
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Steve Putnam says:
Hopefully while Abbott is in the UK David Cameron will take him aside and explain a few of the realities concerning climate and its possible impact on the planet. At least the British Tories, unlike their Australian counterparts, don’t have their heads buried in the sand on this issue. Read more »
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Steve Putnam says:
Abbott started this mess himself. Afghanistan is one area where the politics has been neutral and by both sides of politics being present there as one, the diggers would see that they had the unambiguous support of the country. The story got wings when the families of soldiers serving in… Read more »
The appointment of Brendan Nelson as Australia’s ambassador to NATO and the EU is good news for him and good news for Kevin Rudd, but it is an embarrassment for Malcolm Turnbull.
While Nelson maintains that there was no offer made prior decision to leave Parliament – the deal was apparently struck over a cup of tea after Nelson decided to leave Parliament with the Prime Minister and only finalised last week – it does cast his decision to leave Parliament early in an entirely new light.
In choosing to leave Parliament early Brendan Nelson has caused a headache for Malcolm Turnbull in having to hold a by-election for his seat of Bradfield, has dropped several mischievous bombs on coalition policy on ETS and is now going to work for the Government that only one year ago he was the leading the charge against.
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Kim says:
Nelson just dropped the bomb on Malcolm? Turnbull didn’t look too surprised or concerned on TV last night. Read more »
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Douglas says:
Well done, Kev. Keep crushing them, mate. Read more »
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