Miranda Live: Michael Kroger says Liberal instability is due to ‘disposable age’

A SENIOR Liberal figure has downplayed a possible leadership challenge between Malcolm Turnbull and Peter Dutton as a “first world problem in a disposable age”, listen to the interview with Miranda Devine.

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August 20, 2018 - 4:00PM

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A SENIOR Liberal Party figure is backing Malcolm Turnbull to lead the Coalition at the federal election and believes speculation surrounding a challenge from Peter Dutton will “go away”.

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Victorian Liberal Party President Michael Kroger. Picture: Stuart McEvoy

Victorian Liberal Party State President Michael Kroger joined Miranda Live as unrest in the federal branch of his party gained momentum.

Mr Kroger said the talk surrounding a possible challenge to Malcolm Turnbull’s leadership wasn’t serious, “We expect Malcolm to remain as leader and the speculation to go away”.

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“You can always find fault with the incumbent … we all know that in politics there are people that compete and don’t get on, but that’s politics”, he said.

Mr Kroger also dismissed the drama in Canberra as a small problem and explained the recent merry-go-round of Prime Ministers as a result of an impatient world.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. Picture Kym Smith

“The truth is, this is a first world problem. The level of impatience in first world countries is at an all time high and we think the biggest problem most people have is they don’t have fast broadband.

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“Please, serious problems are when people don’t have food to eat”, he told Miranda Live host Miranda Devine.

“In the modern society we are in a disposable age where people’s patience is exhausted very, very quickly,” he said.

“Give me a real problem and let’s deal with that.”

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