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Kevin Andrews, ready-made diplomat?

Lest we forget Kevin Andrews, a sentient trope for everything cold, retrograde and frankly embarrassing about conservatism.

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The Liberal Party’s Victorian division is finally uniting veteran federal MP Kevin Andrews with his lifetime pension, replacing him in the safe seat of Menzies with a 43-year-old barrister and former Commando officer, Keith Wolahan. It’s called renewal.

Not to The Australian’s Dennis Shanahan, who on Monday bewailed “ham-fisted knuckle-dragging efforts to remove loyal Liberals” having delivered “this Shakespearean tragic outcome”.

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Joe Aston helmed The Australian Financial Review's Rear Window column from 2012 to 2023. Connect with Joe on Facebook and Twitter.

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