Wanted: An Opposition

Tim Dunlop muses:

If just talking about inflation in the non-Malcolm approved way is going to cause inflation to rise, then isn’t drawing attention to that immoderate language likely to make it an even bigger problem by making everybody talk about it even more?

Oh my God... and now I’m talking about Malcolm Turnbull talking about Wayne Swan’s intemperate language!

And you’ll probably talk about me talking about Malcolm Turnbull talking about Wayne Swan in comments!

Can full economic meltdown be far away?

Personally, I’m strangely comforted that Mr Turnbull, although in opposition, hasn’t let go of the reins just yet.

Australia needs an effective opposition leader. Turnbull isn’t it, but he may, as much as Brendan Nelson, jolt the opposition into producing one.

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Nelson to channel Howard?

Opposition Leader Brendan Nelson has indicated that he intends to regularly seek advice from his former leader, John Howard, on “a variety of things”.

This was apparently said without irony, despite Mr Howard having led Nelson and the rest of his colleagues to a comprehensive electoral thrashing less than two weeks ago — and just months after they begged Mr Howard in vain to please leave!

Perhaps Dr Nelson’s strategy might be to do the precise opposite of whatever Mr Howard advises. Sounds like a plan...

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