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Flat White

The end of the beginning

21 August 2018

1:55 PM

21 August 2018

1:55 PM

So Malcolm Turnbull finally made a tactically wise move and vacated the leadership to bring on the Peter Dutton challenge as quickly as possible. He won 48-35. Put the challenge off a couple more days and every sentient being knows the result would have moved more in Dutton’s direction. Still, for those of us who have long said the Turnbull reign as leader of the federal Liberal Party (not least by bringing in the most left-leaning leader ever) has been, and by the above narrow margin still is, a disaster this is a damn good sign.

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