Tony Abbott (Warringah, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

If the Leader of the Opposition wants to quoteTheAustralian editorial at me, why don't I quote Paul Kelly at him? Paul Kelly, is the prince of political historians. He is the most distinguished journalist historian in recent Australian history. If the Leader of the Opposition wants to quote deprecating editorials, let me yet again quote:

The distrust between Shorten and Rudd was intense and enduring. The Gillard camp was contemptuous of Shorten, considering him weak and duplicitous. Neither side trusted him and neither side revised its view.

That is the point: neither side revised its view, and I am very confident that The Australian editorialist will revise his view.

See this speech in context