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| Malcolm Turnbull gets down to work as Tony Abbott declares he will stay – politics live | |
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| Lenore Taylor has written about the polls, which on a two party preferred basis, have the Turnbull government at 50-50 compared with 53-47 under Tony Abbott. | |
| One of Turnbull’s key supporters Arthur Sinodinos says the government is hoping to remain predictable and even boring. | |
| What we want is boring, predictable, competent government,” said senator Arthur Sinodinos, former chief of staff to John Howard and close Turnbull supporter. | |
| He’s been leader once before and there were fireworks and he’s had six years to reflect on that. When you get a second break like this you really want to hold on,” Sinodinos told Sky News. | |
| Certainly the Turnbull leadership appears to have made question time a little more boring, though it is early days. When I suggested that to a Liberal MP yesterday, he said “that’s exactly what we want”. | |
| Liberals are hoping that the leadership change will put a lid on the febrile political era that included Rudd-Gillard-Rudd-Abbott. I am of the opinion that Tony Abbott would never have got elected without the shambolic instability in the Labor government, notwithstanding Gillard’s ability to get through some big reforms. | |
| The challenge for Turnbull though is to get his own mandate. That means there may be a tug of war between the need to lay down better agenda balanced against the seduction of an earlier election if things are going well. | |
| 11.22pm BST23:22 | 11.22pm BST23:22 |
| Furphy alert: If Cory Bernardi replaced Tony Abbott they would have got a bounce. | Furphy alert: If Cory Bernardi replaced Tony Abbott they would have got a bounce. |
| 11.15pm BST23:15 | 11.15pm BST23:15 |
| Morning politics | Morning politics |
| Good morning political peeps, | Good morning political peeps, |
| As Malcolm Turnbull crafts his frontbench and brings people into key positions in the bureaucracy and the party, Liberal MPs try to adjust to the new regime and work out what the hell went on this week. The right wing of the party is cranky and while you may hear some of the right suggesting they are getting on with the job, there are a small number of very angry MPs demanding to know how everyone voted - Ray Hadley style. So much for secret ballots. | As Malcolm Turnbull crafts his frontbench and brings people into key positions in the bureaucracy and the party, Liberal MPs try to adjust to the new regime and work out what the hell went on this week. The right wing of the party is cranky and while you may hear some of the right suggesting they are getting on with the job, there are a small number of very angry MPs demanding to know how everyone voted - Ray Hadley style. So much for secret ballots. |
| At the centre of the recriminations is Scott Morrison. The right feel he has betrayed Abbott because even though he voted for the former PM, he ran dead rather than actively pushing his supporters to swing behind Abbott. Some accuse Morrison of doing a deal with Turnbull. Given he is almost certainly getting the treasurer’s job, we can safely assume the speculation around a deal could be correct. | At the centre of the recriminations is Scott Morrison. The right feel he has betrayed Abbott because even though he voted for the former PM, he ran dead rather than actively pushing his supporters to swing behind Abbott. Some accuse Morrison of doing a deal with Turnbull. Given he is almost certainly getting the treasurer’s job, we can safely assume the speculation around a deal could be correct. |
| At the same time, Tony Abbott has told News that he will stay in politics and use the next period to spend time with his family and have a think about his future. Tick, tick, tick. While he has not been in the chamber since the leadership change, he has been allocated a backbench spot next to Andrew Laming. Every cloud has a silver lining. | At the same time, Tony Abbott has told News that he will stay in politics and use the next period to spend time with his family and have a think about his future. Tick, tick, tick. While he has not been in the chamber since the leadership change, he has been allocated a backbench spot next to Andrew Laming. Every cloud has a silver lining. |
| Everyone is trying to guess whether Turnbull will change policies over time. Or not. Indigenous leaders are pressing him to state where he will take the portfolio and most importantly the recognition campaign. On marriage equality, a non-government dominated senate committee has urged the Coalition to avoid a plebiscite on the grounds it would be divisive and costly. | Everyone is trying to guess whether Turnbull will change policies over time. Or not. Indigenous leaders are pressing him to state where he will take the portfolio and most importantly the recognition campaign. On marriage equality, a non-government dominated senate committee has urged the Coalition to avoid a plebiscite on the grounds it would be divisive and costly. |
| Independent senator Glenn Lazarus’ report says: | Independent senator Glenn Lazarus’ report says: |
| the matter of marriage is not one which should be decided by a popular vote. | the matter of marriage is not one which should be decided by a popular vote. |
| Slowly, the focus turns to Bill Shorten and Labor. Shorten has played down Turnbull’s popularity, reprising the old drover’s dog line first employed by former Labor leader Bill Hayden about Bob Hawke when he took the leadership in 1983. For those of you under 30, Hayden said a drover’s dog could have won the 1983 election for Labor, so unpopular was Malcolm Fraser’s government. | Slowly, the focus turns to Bill Shorten and Labor. Shorten has played down Turnbull’s popularity, reprising the old drover’s dog line first employed by former Labor leader Bill Hayden about Bob Hawke when he took the leadership in 1983. For those of you under 30, Hayden said a drover’s dog could have won the 1983 election for Labor, so unpopular was Malcolm Fraser’s government. |
| Shorten also suggested: | Shorten also suggested: |
| If Cory Bernardi had replaced Tony Abbott they would have got a bounce in the polls. | If Cory Bernardi had replaced Tony Abbott they would have got a bounce in the polls. |
| Personally, I think that is taking is taking things a little far. | Personally, I think that is taking is taking things a little far. |
| Asked if Turnbull made his job harder, Shorten said through gritted teeth “leading the opposition is always a hard job”. | Asked if Turnbull made his job harder, Shorten said through gritted teeth “leading the opposition is always a hard job”. |
| There’s a whole lot out there and a cracking column by Niki Savva in The Oz that has some fascinating details on Abbott’s downfall. | There’s a whole lot out there and a cracking column by Niki Savva in The Oz that has some fascinating details on Abbott’s downfall. |
| Also today, the Refugee Resettlement Advisory Council led by Paris Aristotle is meeting on the nuts and bolts of settling 12,000 Syrian refugees. | Also today, the Refugee Resettlement Advisory Council led by Paris Aristotle is meeting on the nuts and bolts of settling 12,000 Syrian refugees. |
| Mike Bowers is dripping with cameras and has already filed some shots I will bring you shortly. Join us on the Twits @gabriellechan and @mpbowers. Here we go. | Mike Bowers is dripping with cameras and has already filed some shots I will bring you shortly. Join us on the Twits @gabriellechan and @mpbowers. Here we go. |
| Updated at 11.19pm BST | Updated at 11.19pm BST |