RUNNING AWAY FROM MALCOLM
It emerges that Cory Bernardi wasn’t the first Coalition member to threaten a Turnbull-driven departure.
It emerges that Cory Bernardi wasn’t the first Coalition member to threaten a Turnbull-driven departure.
The Daily Telegraph reports:
Rogue Senator Cory Bernardi is not the only politician who has contemplated quitting the Turnbull Government, with Nationals MP Luke Hartsuyker issuing an ultimatum that he would consider walking if not given a portfolio after last year’s election.
While Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull did not reach out to Senator Bernardi over his threats to leave the government until Monday – when it was too late – the government gave in to Mr Hartsuyker’s demands and appointed him Assistant Minister to the Deputy Prime Minister, Barnaby Joyce.
The Daily Telegraph can reveal Mr Turnbull first picked up the phone to call Mr Bernardi on Monday to try to convince him to stay in the Liberal Party, but the call was rejected.
One or two Coalition voters have also quit the Turnbull government. I wonder why.
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Friday Noticeboard
Today’s noticeboard is brought to you by a daring public experiment. In Sydney this week, intrepid social engineers attempted to discover what happens when you combine feminism, comedy and an audience of sad wokens.
Surely No Such Damning Evidence Exists
To those who describe incoming governor-general Sam Mostyn as a lifelong activist hack whose unimpressive record can’t help but cheapen her office, I say: show me the proof.