There's a new mood in the Liberal Party- and it's no longer Tony Abbott's | OPINION by Peter Hartcher
Former US president George H.W. Bush once spoke reverently of "the majesty of democracy". Very worthy. But what about the magic of democracy? It's more fun and it's being practised in Australia's Parliament right now.
Morrison said this week that "it is accepted that climate change has impacted Australia, and that we're in for longer, hotter, dryer summers ... The issue is what you do about it, the practical actions that keep people safe, and emissions reductions, land clearing. All of these things are critical to that."
Allen is a former professor of science and a former doctor of paediatrics at the Royal Children’s Hospital. Needless to say, she is a fan of science. She began by congratulating Morrison on his speech at the National Press Club last week when he set out the way forward as "technology, not taxes". Joyce and David Gillespie said people in their electorates didn't bring up climate change, "so we shouldn't be misled by the media and the Green left" into thinking this was a bigger issue than it really was. The most strident was the Nationals' George Christensen. The whole thing was "an assault by inner-city lefties and we shouldn't be worrying about them at all".
That's what happened this week. And it's set to continue. In staving off Joyce's challenge, McCormack has rewarded his supporters with all the spoils. His backers won posts in the ministry, while Barnaby's have all been left to languish on the backbench.As Barnaby has explained to colleagues, "it got more difficult for Morrison this week because McCormack went out and picked all his friends for the ministry. He is too stupid. He should have embraced people from both camps.
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