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When he toppled Abbott he bargained with the jackals of the right, and they stayed at his door
It was never going to end with a whimper.
The finale of Malcolm Bligh Turnbull’s political career was always going to happen with an explosive bang. And while the nation observes this week’s Liberal self-immolation with equal parts exasperation and morbid horror, the pyrotechnics have been characteristically Turnbull-ian as the PM audaciously demanded the mutineers unmask in return for his banishment.
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It’s never been apparent to Turnbull that which is obvious: if you feed the jackals, they’ll always be at your door.
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