TURNBULL CRASHES: 45% TO LABOR'S 55
Niki Savva two month's ago claimed to see the "green shoots" of recovery for Turnbull. Now Newspoll shows the Liberals facing catastrophe: "Labor [widened] its lead over the Coalition to 55 to 45 per cent." Turnbull's lead over Shorten as preferred leader is slashed to 2 per cent. This is his 23rd poll behind Labor, with worse to come.
ATTACK ON CHRISTINE FORSTER SHOWS LEFT HAS A LICENCE TO BULLY
Column When three far-Right peanuts merely heckled Labor Senator Sam Dastyari in a pub last week the political class went feral. But when Leftists physcially attacked Tony Abbott's sister, a Liberal councillor, and tore her jacket there was barely a word of criticism. So why does the Left have a licence to intimidate?
CITIZENSHIP SCANDAL: TURNBULL WEAK, BUT SHORTEN DANGEROUS
Column Yes, Malcolm Turnbull has been weak in this citizenship crisis. But Bill Shorten has been worse — utterly shameless. Shorten is hiding Labor frauds and last week asked the Liberals to join a mutual protection racket. And consider: Liberals MPs have at least admitted they are dual citizens and resigned, but not one Labor MP will.
WILL THE LIBERALS HAVE TO SPLIT?
The Liberals may be too divided ideologically to stay a single party. Take the brawl over whether people should be free to dissent from gay marriage: Conservatives will back James Paterson’s bill with its broad protections. Yet the Liberal Left supports Dean Smith's bill with almost no protections. Turnbull is cooked if he supports either.
LET'S SEE IF GOVERNMENT CAN MEET THIS GAY-MARRIAGE CHALLENGE
UPDATE The bill is actually from Senator James Paterson, a libertarian: "A conservative-backed same-sex marriage bill enshrining wide-reaching shield laws for celebrants, businesses, educators, charities and parents opposed to gay marriage will be taken to the Coalition partyroom in a looming showdown over freedom of speech." UPDATE: Paterson explains.
GETUP! HELPS CHOOSE MEDIA POLICEMAN
Why are News Corp newspapers allowing a far-Left activist group help to police them?: "The deputy chair of activist group GetUp!, Carla McGrath, will help decide who will be the next chairman of the Australian Press Council."
IF TURNBULL'S THE PROBLEM, BISHOP IS NOT THE ANSWER
Liberals and commentators must stop backing leaders on the basis of poll popularity, rather than strategic and leadership smarts. Take Peter van Onselen today, repeating arguments for Julie Bishop he once made for Malcolm Turnbull. Haven't we seen with Turnbull - and Julia Gillard - that popularity melts like summer snow if you're just no good?
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