View from The Hill: Wentworth looks scary for Liberals having trouble explaining why they sacked a PM
- Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
As the government faced its first post-coup parliamentary day, the enormous gamble the Liberals have taken was obvious.
It isn’t just that big “transaction costs” of felling a prime minister are coming back to be paid.
It’s that leading Liberals can give no half-way convincing rationale for an upheaval that has pushed the...