2016

There was considerable conjecture in the early days of Malcolm Turnbull’s prime ministership on how the new PM would use his political capital. Post-honeymoon PM Mr Turnbull rode a wave of support from a fawning media, particularly from Fairfax and the ABC stables – and was granted a high degree of goodwill from the Australian people, who were hoping for an end to the procession of prime ministers that had characterised the previous five years. True, there was some lingering disappointment from conservative MPs in the Coalition and the rusted-on Tony Abbott supporters, who remained bitter about the removal of…