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The ABC’s Nemesis is compelling political television

The ABC’s Nemesis is compelling political television

The three-part confessional account provides a vehicle for senior Liberals to flagellate each other. Malcolm Turnbull emerges as whip-in-chief.

Aaron PatrickSenior correspondent

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There’s a moment in Nemesis, the ABC’s three-part confessional account of the last Coalition government, when the editors demonstrate a subtlety that explains why the show is such compelling political television.

Marise Payne, whom Malcolm Turnbull appointed as Australia’s chief diplomat after a career of monastic-like silence, is asked to define her patron in a single word.

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Aaron Patrick
Aaron PatrickSenior correspondentAaron Patrick is the senior correspondent. He writes about politics and business from the Sydney newsroom. Email Aaron at apatrick@afr.com

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