Revealed: The ONE question Liberals still refuse to answer after Malcolm Turnbull was ousted in dramatic leadership coup that saw Scott Morrison snatch Australia’s top job
- The Minister for Social Services Dan Tehan discussed the party’s decision
- He decidedly avoided discussing what lead to Malcolm Turnbull’s dismissal
- Mr Tehan insisted the party is united, despite the close race between ministers
- Scott Morrison was officially voted Australia’s 30th prime minister on Friday
The Liberal Party has been avoiding public inquiry into the reasoning that led to the sudden and vicious coup against ex-Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.
With the majority of the party decisively choosing to avoid media outlets, in which they would be subject to public scrutiny, Minister for Social Services Dan Tehan appeared on the ABC’s 7:30 on Friday.
Still, he refused to provide an answer to the one question on everybody’s lips.
Minister for Social Services Dan Tehan appeared on the ABC’s 7:30 on Friday
‘Can you explain to the hundreds of thousands of Australian voters, watching this program tonight, why your party had to dump Malcolm Turnbull?’ host Leigh Sales asked.
Mr Tehan answered with a tactfully rehearsed response.
‘Well, in the end our party room has decided that they want a new generation of leaders. They have elected Scott Morrison to be our new Prime Minister and Josh Frydenberg to be our new deputy leader.’
Ms Sales pressed on, cutting him off during numerous attempts to reiterate what Australia has heard since the overthrow but which offers very little by way of actual information
However Ms Sales pressed on, cutting him off during numerous attempts to reiterate what Australia has heard since the overthrow but which offers very little by way of actual information.
He then went on to say the coalition hoped to ‘make sure that between now and the election that is all we are seeking to do is to govern for them, to hear what their concerns are, what their needs are and make sure that our focus remains on them.’
When pressed, he denied any underlying motive or suggestion that Mr Turnbull did not do such things, before returning to his safeguarded ‘new generation of leaders’ response.
Despite the divisive result, with 45 votes going to new Prime Minister Scott Morrison and 40 to his contender Peter Dutton, Mr Tehan assured the media outlet his party was united behind their new leader.
Despite the divisive result, with 45 votes going to new Prime Minister Scott Morrison and 40 to his contender Peter Dutton, Mr Tehan assured the media outlet his party was united behind their new leader
The Liberal Party have been avoiding public inquiry into the reasoning that led to the sudden and vicious coup against ex-Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull
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