On the eve of the second anniversary of toppling Tony Abbott as prime minister, Malcolm Turnbull had a spring in his step and gave an unconvincingly charitable nod to his predecessor.
“It’s been two years of great achievement,” he told parliament. “But above all it’s two years since I became prime minister building on the outstanding work of the Member for Warringah. And what that has done is delivered strong jobs growth.”
To mark the prime minister’s second anniversary in office, Karen Middleton asks public policy experts to assess the government’s work. Many interpret his years in office less generously.
Plus: Paul Bongiorno on Malcolm Turnbull’s energy farce, and Jane Caro on the assumed illegitimacy of women in power.
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The Saturday Paper