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Abbott’s five stages

Abbott has accepted Turnbull. Can Turnbull accept Abbott?

7 May 2016

9:00 AM

7 May 2016

9:00 AM

In 1969, Austrian psychologist Elisabeth Kubler-Ross published her landmark study, On Death and Dying. She concluded people experiencing intense grief go through five stages: denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. Kubler-Ross’s stages apply in politics too. Just ask Tony Abbott.

Since Malcolm Turnbull struck on 14 September last year, Abbott has been through the wringer.

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