As his party leaves, Malcolm can’t come too but we probably won’t see him on this page
Lenore Taylor experiment, Guardian Australia, September 15, 2015:
The … Liberal party once talked about the “Malcolm experiment” — the unpredictable act of installing the brilliant, impatient, ambitious Malcolm Bligh Turnbull as its leader … Now they’ve done it … so the “Malcolm experiment” is about to play out in real time.
Love you long time! Elizabeth Farrelly, The Sydney Morning Herald, November 25, 2015:
Malcolm (Turnbull) … will be the longest serving prime minister since Menzies. Possibly ever.
Doom! Farrelly, The Sydney Morning Herald, June 17, 2016:
In a trajectory of doom that is positively Shakespearean, Malcolm Turnbull seems emptier … with each appearance … Where will it end? I thought the problem might be wealth. Extreme riches do seem to make blindingly bad political leaders — Ceausescu, Berlusconi, Trump.
Remember, he is a Trumble! News.com.au, February 3 last year:
(Trump’s) press secretary Sean Spicer … made numerous references to a mysterious “Mr Trumble” … “The President had a very cordial conversation with Prime Minister ‘Trumble’ ” … “he has respect for … Prime Minister ‘Trumble’ … Someone … made a … Twitter page for the new leader … The bio reads: “29th King of Australia, Yuge friend of Donald Trump, the best.”
If you leave me can I come too? Judith Ireland, The Sydney Morning Herald, November 22 last year:
Turnbull … (was) asked “do you ever Netflix and chill” with his wife, Lucy. “Yes, yes, we do,” the PM replied earnestly, no doubt thinking it would endear him to the millions of other TV-watching Australians out there. Little did he know “Netflix and chill” is a euphemism for sex … (On) Triple M … he was asked his favourite AC/DC song … There was a short pause before Turnbull asked … “Well tell me, what’s your favourite AC/DC song?” “Long Way to the Top for me,” came one host’s reply. To which Turnbull unconvincingly countered, “Yeah, Long Way to the Top”. After a couple more … suggestions … (the) PM piped up with, “I tell you, my favourite song from that era is the Mentals’ (Mental as Anything) If You Leave Me Can I Come Too” … (The) PM’s Office then asked voters for help … “The PM needs a refresh on his Aussie music … Tweet us your suggestions” … (The) songs that came back (were) Skyhooks’ Why Don’t You All Get F..ked, Joe Dolce’s Shaddap You Face and … (other) unprintable titles.
A message for Scott Morrison? Farrah Plummer, newdaily.com.au, April 13:
3AW presenter Neil Mitchell … (asked,) “You don’t want to recite the verse to You’re the Voice, do you?” … Mr Turnbull … joked, “There’s a good line in there for the treasurer (Scott Morrison) … ‘Time to …’ um, was it? ‘Time to …’ um, was it time to, um, time to, ahhh, the bit about balancing the books” … Mr Mitchell (suggested) “Not about ‘looking down the barrel of a gun’?” “No, looking down the barrel of a, no, sons and daughters?” Mr Turnbull asked, stumped … Mr Mitchell said, “Never mind” … (but) Mr Turnbull persisted. “There’s a good line in there for the treasurer, I’ve just missed it.”
More to talk about than this page! Jeremy Thompson, abc.net.au, August 5, 2011:
In a … letter … in today’s Australian … former Liberal Senate leader (Nick Minchin) says Mr Turnbull “seems utterly preoccupied with Liberal Party conservatives … (which) reveals a man who can’t get over losing the Liberal leadership … and is desperate for someone to blame … Having himself taken the leadership from Brendan Nelson, Turnbull has only himself to blame” … Turnbull took to Twitter: “Yawn. Would have thought … there was more to talk about than the Oz letters page.”