Former prime minister Tony Abbott has backed ex-NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian to make a tilt at federal politics, saying her instinct for freedom and resistance of “virus panic” made it important she remained in public life.
Earlier, Finance Minister and senior moderate faction member Simon Birmingham had told the ABC: “It’s pretty sad when ICACs go out and destroy reputations, do so in pretty murky ways, looking into relationships and other things”. Mr Abbott, a conservative Liberal who lost the formerly blue ribbon Sydney seat of Warringah in 2019 to independent Zali Steggall, told theon Monday night that Ms Berejiklian’s management of COVID-19 in NSW made her a good candidate for federal politics.
Ms Berejiklian resigned as premier two months ago after the ICAC revealed it was investigating whether she breached public trust or encouraged corrupt conduct during her secret relationship with disgraced former MP Daryl Maguire. He said Ms Berejiklian was put in a position where she had to stand down as premier despite there being “no findings of anything [against her] ... I don’t call that justice”.
Ms Steggall said it would be “an extraordinary change of position” for Ms Berejiklian to “go from considering it was necessary to stand down … to then turn around say it’s OK to run for federal politics despite that investigation still being on foot”.
How about reporting factual news instead of political opinion pieces. You then might actually get people to buy your rag.
SMH doing liberal party market testing. See what reaction is ..smh has become a Costello driven marketing arm of the Liberal party...wont waste my $ subscribing...NY times much more to read and better quality
Kiss of death!
I smell a rat. Some rich and powerful Big Business types must be lobbying the government behind the scenes as Morrison et al must know that Gladys is political poison.
And you bothered to report this garbage as news?
NOBODY cares what old has-been Tony thinks. Classic example of an entitled male being elevated about his few talents… none of which are positive.
Poor Tony being free with his advice, again? Fortunately the people of Warringah made their choice when they booted him out. I can hardly see them taking his advice on a suitable replacement against their current choice, Zalli S.
“Don’t worry Dazza, I’ll throw millions of taxpayer dollars in your direction. Dommi P does whatever I tell him” - Aunty Glad 😉😉😉
Getting away with corruption is a badge of honour in the Liberal Party
Worst nsw premier in history.
The kiss of death
The whole story is a distraction to take media time away from LNP corruption analysis and Labor policy analysis
Politicians with no morals support ex premier facing corruption charges corruption lcac
Which tells you its a bad idea
this isn't good. They should have waited till after the ICAC investigation was concluded. Instead the libs have tried to discredit the process and Gladys now if she does accept has been muddied by them as well. Her glitch doesn't matter? and ICAC doesn't matter?...
... and the Party needs another woman to clean the tea room.
Abbrott backs Gladbags 💋 ☠️
The fact she is under ICAC investigation shows she should not run. If she does it simply shows the Libs don’t take corruption seriously
Turned a 3 week lockdown into 3 months. What an instinct for freedom.
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