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What ban? Malcolm Turnbull to appear on Q & A

ABC says Communications Minister is fronting on Monday night after all.

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According to the latest ABC press release, Malcolm Turnbull will appear on Monday’s Q & A episode.

That’s despite earlier reports of the PM banning frontbenchers from appearing.

Here is ABC’s Press Release:

Joining Tony Jones Live on the Q&A panel on Monday are war correspondent and filmmaker, Michael Ware; Canadian Christian scholar, John Stackhouse; and Director of Polling at the Lowy Institute, Alex Oliver.

Plus Communications Minister, Malcolm Turnbull and Shadow Assistant Minister for Education, Amanda Rishworth.

Q&A is simulcast Live around the country on ABC, iview and ABC NewsRadio. Australia Plus Television also broadcasts Q&A in to Asia and the Pacific.

Monday, 13 July at 9.35pm on ABC, simulcast Live at 9:35pm (AEST) on iview.

This post updates.

13 Responses

  1. Turnbull is just trying to keep himself in the public view and relevant. His speech at the Sydney Institute and his softer stance on national security was a slap in the face for Abbott and thus a way to get himself into the news. His stocks as a future PM have taken a tumble in the last few months…so it’s a case of… I want to be seen at any costs. I was a fan, now I think he is a waste of space and should not stand at the next election.

  2. There’s a palpable change in Malcolm Turnbull’s tone and rhetoric over the past few days. He is making his move. There was a country to run before the mass distractions of Isis and Q&A. It’s about the economy stupid, and coalition are making a mess of it.

    1. Abbott is the worst prime minister I’ve known in my time and I remember back as far as Fraser. We are heading for a recession and need real leadership and dare I say it, a government that is prepared to borrow and spend. Unfortunately the Liberal party has basically turned into the Republican party and their focus in the main seems to be on moral and not financial issues. I do hope Turnbull turns up to Q&A and challenges for the leadership in time, but it’s just hope at this point.

  3. Interesting to see if he goes on next week. If he does, then it’ll be an “in your face” type gesture of defiance towards the PM. Also an obvious indication that dissension is alive an well in the Government ranks. Dramatic stuff. Should make for interesting viewing down the track when the ABC does the inevitable “tell all” documentary on this Government.

  4. You do wonder if this whole “will he?” / “won’t he?” thing isn’t just keeping the whole silly beat-up in the news and the welded-on supporters of both the Libs & ABC frothing at the mouth, to the detriment of Abbott & the benefit of Turnbull.

    Personally, having been aware of and watched Turnbull since his Packer / Spycatcher / investment banking / OzEmail days, I’m much happer to see an incompetent in charge…

  5. Although this saga continues without an ending; there is a lot riding on Turnbull’s appearance or non appearance on Monday. Those leadership rumblings from February would seem awakened, with his language quite different to the PM’s on terror, and should he defy the ban, it would be another ‘claytons’ upstaging by him.

  6. Seems to have more brains, balls and common-sense than any of the people he works alongside

    If Liberal knew what they were doing, he would be the leader immediately

  7. I’ll believe when I see it.

    If true though, this shows why Malcolm is a better option for leader of the libs than abbott. He has more guts.

    1. I have no political leanings…at all…biggest swinging voter ever….
      But I have to say…I feel that Mr Turnbull is nobodies puppet…and I am thinking both the coalition and Labor must really be looking over their shoulders……
      I like to watch things unfold….
      Thank you David Knox for keeping us informed of these events to watch, for or viewing pleasure…. 🙂

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