Whatever the end-game may be, the social services portfolio is strengthening Morrison’s hand. If the Minister can transform the public’s vitriolic opposition to the welfare reform agenda to acceptance, even if it is begrudging, and change the tenor of the reform debate, he will become 10 times the Liberal hero he was after “stopping” the boats.
Tag: National Press Club
Abbott. Strong … or just plain stubborn?
Despite renewed promises to consult with colleagues and listen to voters, the address by Prime Minister Tony Abbott to the National Press Club was an affirmation of his government’s reform agenda more than willingness to reform himself.
Sorry Clive, honeymoon’s over
With any luck, the unedifying display of Clive Palmer attempting to bully journalists at the National Press Club yesterday will end his year-long honeymoon with the Canberra press gallery.
Weekly column for The Hoopla (3 free reads a month).
Hawke and Howard: Those were the days
Hawke and Howard: Those were the days. 2nd post this week for The Hoopla.
Shorten spooks Conservatives
Shorten spooks the Conservatives. 2nd post of the week at The Hoopla!
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