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From The Australian, at some dinner party for the hoi poloi:
While insisting that he was a firm Abbott supporter, Howard said he was mystified Abbott hadn’t managed the transition to government better and hadn’t successfully changed his mindset to adapt to the prime ministership.
Again, while reiterating that he firmly supported Abbott, Howard accepted that if there were a leadership change it had to be Malcolm Turnbull.
It’s well known Howard has not been a fan of Julie Bishop’s since prior to her preselection, but it’s still fascinating to hear the former PM express his view among such an influential media crowd as to who the next Liberal leader should be.
Here’s a clue, Mr Howard, he can’t, he’s not PM material.
About the author
David Llewellyn-Smith is Chief Strategist at the MB Fund and MB Super. David is the founding publisher and editor of MacroBusiness and was the founding publisher and global economy editor of The Diplomat, the Asia Pacific's leading geo-politics and economics portal.
He is also a former gold trader and economic commentator at The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, the ABC and Business Spectator. He is the co-author of The Great Crash of 2008 with Ross Garnaut and was the editor of the second Garnaut Climate Change Review.
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