Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull on how the Liberal Party operates behind closed doors | 7.30

Malcolm Turnbull has been a major figure in Australian public life for four decades, from his time as Kerry Packer's lawyer, to the head of the Republican movement, to Opposition Leader and finally Prime Minister.
As we all know, his leadership ended brutally in 2018 when Mr Turnbull was challenged by his colleague Peter Dutton, although ultimately it was Scott Morrison who prevailed amidst the chaos to seize the top job.
What we've not heard until now is Malcolm Turnbull's inside story of what happened that week, plus during many other key moments in his colourful life, all of which are included in his new memoir, "A Bigger Picture".
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[@epicmediocrity2603]

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[@WarblesOnALot]

G'day, Yairs..., hmmmn ; almost bloody miraculous, is it not ? Maybe the Old ABC Aunty... Wishes to see What their Viewers' Reaction..., to MalGollem the Turning-Bull..., Might actually Be...? It's far cheaper to leave the Comments enabled, every so often, than it ever was to conduct a conventional Survey. For thus is a veritable Honeypot, Pilgrim..., attracting every canting ranting Right-Wing Neofascist Nucking Futcase - whom the Spookie little anally-retentive Kontrol-Freakz over at A.S.I.O. ever dreamed might voluntarily stick their empty Heads up, & obligingly Self-Identify....(!). "Must risk a Sprat, to catch a Mackerel..." is the olde fashioned Epigram which perhaps best illuminates the principle. 'Oww-Zat (!) ? Such is Life. Have a good one... Stay safe. ;-p Ciao !

[@cathymadsen2930]

Yet

[@CLEFT3000]

WarblesOnALot I hope so

[@lukeskywalker3329]

We are working on it . The GayBC doesn't like it when you denounce Turnbull's ineptitude with the referendum . Censorship is coming from these drunk journos )) .

[@justingriffin2546]

Ha I just commented same ...it's Just terrible the narrative on Corona by the ABC...I'm horrified...

[@muralidharamysore2549]

I believe that Malcom Turnbull's prime ministership under Liberal government was a missed opportunity . He would have achieved much more if he were to be in Labor. Just a thought !

[@darthschumy]

No. He was exactly where he should have been. After winning the leadership spill in 2015 (and becoming PM) he had such incredible support. His ultimate mistake as PM, was ironically early on and the result of giving in to fear. In trying to appease the extreme right of his party, he immediately reneged on climate change policies; he had forsaken what brought him to power. He had forsaken his own base of strength, because he was a coward and he lacked the conviction to be a strong leader. He can't face that reality and you can see it in this interview. He would have had the same problems in the Labor Party too; he had the world at his feet and he lost it himself. After giving in to the extreme right, he then looked weak and they knew it (and so did everyone else). Subsequently, from starting from such an extreme position of popularity, we saw a cascading effect, where he barely won the upcoming election (which should have been a landslide) and then he steadily lost support which ultimately led to his own overthrow. He was never going to appease the extreme right. Instead, he played right into their hands day one and I foresaw this cascade happening the moment he caved..... unfortunately, so did Morrison!.

[@shyyou93]

@@darthschumy I dont like the idea of calling him a coward, but otherwise I agree with everything else you said. In trying to keep the support of the right he inadvertently became their puppet.

[@jing713]

@@shyyou93 yes, sad

[@matthewrobinson2172]

It’s easy to criticise when you never walked in his shoes. I think he probably did his best. He appears to talk candidly and fluently and intelligently. Like many highly intelligent people he probably over estimated the power of reason and rationality. He talks about he own daemons towards the end of this interview, the vulnerability that lies beneath a supremely confident exterior.

[@jonperrett7382]

He IS labour.

[@pumpkin3536]

It's all about egos and power....what happened to serving the people and country ???

[@cathymadsen2930]

This man actually wanted to be President and only fought to be PM after he lost the referendum.

[@lukeskywalker3329]

Narcissists and sociopaths the LOT of em . )) Sokatash!

[@lukeskywalker3329]

@@cpswyl2 I listened to a learned man some rears ago on the ABC . I forget his name . He was some professor of constitutional law . I could not grasp what he was saying except he said. Just like you can not have military generals running the government. You can not have lawyers there . I can't remember the terms he used . I am sure I am wrong . But he said that " Ethically. There is a problem with supply " . Can any one correct that statement ? This is me , over my head in my clumsy attempt at explaining what I do not understand ethically is wrong with having lawyers or too many in government ? But the comparison of lawyers to military by a professor of law rung alarm bells for me . And there is a preponderance of lawyers in parliaments . Really good lawyers obviously do not need a government job in parliament or judiciary. Many barristers laugh at the pittance judges and parliamentarians get . So in government we are left with the dregs who can't survive in their own practice . Is Turnbull a self made man ? Because some of his projects like the NBN really took incredibly bad turns and decisions during his time . " Copper to the node " . ( quoted directly by Turnbull with pride in the pittance he could save . Single handedly ruined the NBN . ))

[@pumpkin3536]

@@cpswyl2 we need a more neutral style government. Similar to Switzerland. We have ministers but they are reliant on professional advisors, so really why are they there.

[@oldman2800]

The ABC is lionising a psychopath. Creepy

[@TREXX8111]

You can hate him if you want, but at least he's speaking the truth amount the modern media/Murdoch media's influence on internal politics and the culture of politics as a whole. It's not an easy thing to go directly against your party like this.

[@flocof1]

Not really since he was always more labor than liberal

[@louisafoster1640]

I always thought he was great!

[@joelaitchison3147]

I wouldn't say he was more Labor than Liberal, although he is undoubtedly a centrist. Even if he get's expelled (unlikely anyway), it would do great damage to the reputation of the liberal party and probably push them further to the right. Will make for an interesting election nonetheless.

[@bobdooly3706]

Murdochs control over media in Australia is nothing compared to the ABC Marxist indoctrination programs.

[@BabyPig3]

Florence Corneloup ahh yes, the man who was voted in by and led the liberal party is in fact more labor

[@ronbroomhall5181]

i now admire his honesty for exposing all this corruption and lies of the liberal party

[@beesplaining1882]

@William Boney he's not left wing. The Liberals have gone to the right. Labor has drifted that way too.

[@ianhindley7523]

where is the laughing face icon when you need it,

[@dodgemF1]

@William Boney I believe Peta Credlin was running the country, because Abbott was intellectually incapable. I believe Rupert Murdoch has done irreversible damage to our democracy for profit.

[@malradojicic7198]

Raiders ha Read up when Turnbull wanted to join nsw Labour Party and they told him to wait your turn and start from the bottom and work your way up he was never a liberal

[@ronbroomhall5181]

@@malradojicic7198 makes no difference if it was liberal or labor... both sides are the exact same and do the same when in Government apart from some very minor differences... they could both merge as one party

[@samvanders1235]

Why tf do media companies even get a say in our democracy? No more corporate interest in government! Go away Murdoch!

[@nicko9799]

Malcom and Kevin are the only ones who aren’t afraid to stand up to the Murdoch empire

[@emailsusan]

KZbin PROJECT MOCKINGBIRD.. still operating worldwide today!!!!!

[@jemal99]

@@nicko9799 - It's funny how they only seem to have the courage after they leave office. Nobody seems to want to call out Murdoch while in high office.

[@music-ty5we]

@@jemal99 would be interesting to see if that's a legitimate concern.

[@jemal99]

@@music-ty5we - How do you mean?

[@muhammadihsan2516]

“This is my leader and I am ambitious for him” just for two days.... hahahahaha

[@lukeskywalker3329]

Dejavu ! ))

[@ccp1012]

Yeah

[@sayyamzahid7312]

I live in Karachi Pakistan and I like your comment send 10 month ago

[@sayyamzahid7312]

@@ccp1012 ..

[@sayyamzahid7312]

@@lukeskywalker3329 I live in Karachi Pakistan and I like your comment

[@rezzob]

You would’ve been more influential if you were this open when in the system, but then you are blind by prospect of power and happy to bend.

[@lyns8062]

Unfortunately that's not true, far to many Australians have a deep distrust of anyone who tells them the truth.

[@GjbMcN]

i might have believed him if but for that little “reef” half a billion handed to a out of depth trust with a board straight from the fossil fuels pack.Then there’s the nothing i can do about my huge portfolio sweltering away in a letterbox in the bahamas. Or the bugger me I made 5 Million in 3 months on Russian Oligarchial Goldmine holiday. Malcolm is Malcolm and his character is his fate. Retire go fishing paint donate your wealth but please don’t s**t on my leg and call it a brown kitten

[@ccp1012]

GjbMcN he sold aus out the most

[@Coolsomeone234]

He sold it out, but not enough

[@todtod5393]

"You Will never understand the damage you did to someone until the same thing is done to you.That's why im here KARMA !!! karma has no Menu . you get served what u deserved

[@gokhanj.yenigun7933]

Tony, is this you?

[@geoffgersbach1416]

Great timing Malcolm, launching this book in the Coronavirus shutdown when people have time to fill reading. Heartily agree with your observation that liberalism has left the ‘Liberal’ Party.

[@benjaminfalzon4622]

It was great timing for his book launch since the supermarkets all ran out of toilet paper.

[@harrisonlowe300]

Malcolm ‘it’s in my book’ Turnbull

[@lucasgroves137]

As I say in the book, I go into more detail in the book.

[@nicko9799]

Finally a prime minister who has the guts to call out the Murdoch media he’s named names and you watch as Sky news rushes to destroy this mans credibility because they can’t handle criticism.

[@ColumbusMHC]

Rudd has been doing it since his time as PM in 08. Malcom tried it, but couldn’t stand up to his party in an effective way that Hawke, Keating and even Howard did

[@whatwouldiknow1759]

Yeh, call out the Murdoch media because he wants to sell his book! Trite comment from a man who was rejected by both parties.

[@TCFan30]

Sky (or nobody) for that matter has to destroy his credibility - had none to begin with!

[@nicko9799]

Golfnut wether he is saying it to sell his book or not we need a high profile person to call out Murdoch and open eyes to the fact a foreign national has control over our politics. Right wing is a huge threat to our country I mean just look at what has happened in America! They let a right wing nut job move in to the highest office in the free world and look at how well that has worked out for them!

[@user-ff8ww8bq9q]

Regarding Liberal party politics and climate change denial Malcolm states: "it is impossible to provide a rational analysis of it (...)" Really? Malcolm is a smooth operator but all one has to do, if they are critically minded, is look at the revolving door between politics and fossil fuel industry "consultancy" after their terms are finished, or they retire, and that goes for both sides of the aisle. It's not rocket science and without a doubt Malcolm knows this. Check the brilliant investigative journalism by Michael West & Co on the subject (consultancy after office crosses many industry types, btw). Turnbull is bang on regarding Murdoch - what a parasitic, horrendous character that has dominated Australian (and many other apparently sovereign states) politics for around three decades, maybe longer. If you drill into the climate change debate and why Murdoch seeks so much influence and control in politics here in Aus, you will find that an important factor is his financial interest and board appointment at Genie Energy (which also has Cheney and Rothschild sitting)...and who knows what other fossil fuel interests his companies have - clearly he is much more diabolical but you can even see Rinehart‘s strategy in media interests following a similar vein. See the pattern here? Remember Labour getting screwed over by the `mining super tax`? Once the money is followed, it's not hard to connect the dots: climate change policy and fossil fuel profit does not a confluence make...but in the end what this interview and the subjects I've laid out in this comment highlight is the power of media in shaping worldview/perception...and your descison on who to vote for (Cambridge Analytica anyone?). If it isn't already, Manufacturing Consent should be on your reading list.

[@jackbrady9738]

he had to deal with a powerful faction that didjt believein cliate hcange so he had to work around trhat to sa=tyaa in powerB

[@robertmartins5555]

R* it should like your a conspiracy theorist living with your eyes wide shut . Obviously have a axe to grind and voted for Bill Shorten. Believing the electorate cannot see through media bias and make up their own minds. You know better hey.

[@rtdmna]

@@robertmartins5555 I understand it might be, a wee bit difficult, for a person such as yourself to let go of ego, to ridicule another for their critical thinking is sad. Once you decide to close your eyes and open your mind , everything becomes so clear. Good luck, for I honestly wish the best for all, and want and pray for mankind to see, the damage that has been done to them, us, by most main stream media who have whored themselves and gone along with the lies that there masters asked of them. Peace.

[@user-ff8ww8bq9q]

@@robertmartins5555 Hahahah - in short: No, no, no and no.

[@sayyamzahid7312]

I live in Karachi Pakistan and I like your comment send 10 month ago

[@jomcgrath6422]

He’s such a lovely guy - I imagine it’s almost impossible to be sincere, honest and direct in Australian politics without being brought down. Onya Malcolm- thanks for your contribution to public life. 😊

[@cameronhesketh6814]

Who did he bring down to get the top job? Hypocrisy goes a long way in politics.

[@getdislikedbitch]

Malcom Turnball couldve been something great for Australia. He's an actual moderate progressive Liberal which is why I was a Liberal voter. He supports gay marriage. He supports an calls for action on Climate Change. He supports an Australian Republic. I think ultimately hats what got him in the end. The Right wing faction of the Liberal party just have more support.

[@mst7806]

I really miss Malcolm referring to Australians as 'they'. I really do...

[@benjaminfalzon4622]

I just can't believe that Malcolm Turnbull uses to be the late Kerry Packer solicitor...But then again, Kerry Packer had plenty of money to lose and not missing any of it.

[@benjaminfalzon4622]

If you miss Turnbull tune to the ABC, you won't be disappointed.

[@antoniemalan1521]

Leigh Sales is such a weak interviewer - essentially soft ball questions, requesting him to regurgitate what he's already said or put into print. Nothing new here

[@TCFan30]

WDU expect from the Australian Biased Corporation?

[@Oridux]

@@TCFan30 Better than Fairfax Media or Sky News

[@windwaker0rules]

@@Oridux what a bar, its better than complete dogshit. Like saying at least Grown ups 2 is better than The Room.

[@margyrowland]

Antonie Malan Another socialist attack on the average Aussie who’s paying her salary

[@annaatheist1975]

windwaker0rules well said 🤣🤣🤣

[@thesailingkiwi]

Good on ya Malcolm, my only beef with you mate is the NBN

[@lukeskywalker3329]

Scrooge Turnbull's catch cry was "COPPER TO THE NODE " . That is how in one fowl swoop you get sub 3rd world internet . Effing dunce Turnbul.

[@Jimmy_Widders_Hunt]

Rupert Murdoch owned him then. Probably how he was able to become PM. He basically saved Foxtel and added decades to Murdochs cable networks in Australia. Corrupt as you can get.

[@urielsmachine997]

Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely. Deals and pandering behind closed doors reminds me of a famous speech that was dealt with swiftly and confirmed the corruption and power plays of the time. From memory "The very word 'secrecy' is repugnant in a free and open society."

[@alexajessop5590]

They talk about Labor. They disgust me. Now here is Dutts. Opposition Political Terrorist in waiting. Politics Religion ánd Crime . They are the same thing. .

[@urielsmachine997]

@@alexajessop5590 All tarred with the same brush, white collar criminals!!!

[@rolandnelson6722]

Incorrect. Power reveals.

[@leoamenssen753]

Best thing Turnbull ever did was to roll Abbott. Worst thing he ever did was to let Abbott remain in parliament.

[@jemal99]

Thanks for confirming that the real Prime Minster is Murdoch!

[@Artman1]

We don't elect him and can't sack him so he's more like the king of Australia.

[@valenrn8657]

Mr Turnbull has credited himself in 2012 with introducing left-wing millionaire Graeme Wood to then Guardian UK editor Alan Rusbridger.

[@Roadrunnerz45]

Thank you for your service Malcolm

[@Roadrunnerz45]

@William Boney i believe he did us all a service for removing tony abbott and saving the country and his party

[@sureyyaekinci4630]

Tony Abbott ıs the worst prıme mınıster we had

[@seanstephens3725]

​@@sureyyaekinci4630Scott Morrison and William McMahon would like a word...

[@TCFan30]

What's the matter Mal, still suffering from irrelevancy syndrome?

[@damienhamilton944]

Welll that interview wouldnt have helped his syndrome. It got outrated by a show about lego.

[@ronmorris1151]

A man afflicted with his own sense of delusional self importance equals a failed politican.

[@AChannelFrom2006]

Seems to me the best idea would be the split the Liberal party into the Liberal party and the Conservative party and stop the coalition.

[@maucholm6836]

I trusted everyone. Now i'm a victim. NO POLITICIAN IS TRUSTWORTHY. as if anyone believes you.

[@ccp1012]

maucholm hes the one that sold australia out the most

[@mattparkin7353]

I always liked Malcolm. Regardless of the finger pointing, this gives a very clear insight into the liberal/national party. A party governed by a fascist regime and psychopaths whom only have their own agenda and self serving interests. It has always been a long held belief by many Australians that the majority of politicians dont care for the the people, this is the proof! If you think that the labor party would be any different, then this just unfortunately shows your nativity. As i see it, there is only two ways to weed the corruption and psychopaths out of Canberra for a little while at least and im open to other suggestions. 1. Vote for an independent, no independent can form government by themselves. Yet if they band together they can, this alone forces them to compromise with each other in the best interests of our nation. This forces the major parties out and not allowing the party agenda that is being paid to make or effect policies. 2. Coup d'état, which would saden me that we in Australia could not find a better way. Additionally we need an independent integrity commission that has its own powers to review the actions of each and every politician. That is able to prosecute, fine or jail politicians that are found to be in breach or negligent in there duties resulting in harm to citizens or Australia. One that routinely has members of the general population forming its ranks, with no association to Canberra or any party; On 2-4 year secondment.

[@terrythekittieful]

We had more Independents when Gillard was in charge and that was a good thing, it worked out well. I agree, I would love to see dozens of Independents in parliament but voters are too apathetic, they will probably put Morrison back in power in 2022 and then whinge again about the government. No one can win except for those in power.

[@shaytrueblueaussie]

@@terrythekittieful 2 years later, and there’s a shit ton of independents in government now.

[@Mick_Unfiltered]

He was one of the few great liberal PMs imo and I’m a green/labor supporter at heart.

[@flocof1]

You think.that because he was more labor than liberal, I think he was one of our worst! pompous man!

[@Mick_Unfiltered]

Florence Corneloup I think that because he was more willing to compromise and sacrifice his own interests to reach more equitable conclusions for all involved, most PMs have a “my way or the highway” mentality. THAT is why I like him, making assumptions like this is such a right wing thing to do, so sad.

[@aturninthegameof...4584]

Nick Flick ASMR As a liberal supporter, I agree. The party has gone too far to the right these days, it doesn’t represent what Liberals originally represented, and is moving towards an agricultural/corporate corruption party

[@lordythegreat88]

He has the fortune of being preceded and succeeded by much more controversial politicians. He always seemed to not have a spine, he wouldn't stand up to the National Party demands and he either backflipped on previous values or quietly ignored them for as long as possible. Not sure how a person who seems to be an outsider in his own party got the top job

[@terrythetuffkunt9215]

You never would have said that before, its only because he is bashing the liberal party now. You lefties are such liars and disingenuous.

[@DrunkAncestor]

Why the Beyond Blue flag at the end? Because Lee Sales or...?

[@AChannelFrom2006]

Listen to around the 31 min mark and you'll understand.

[@themoxcast]

The problem is, be it Liberal or Labor, the NSW "right" dominates all Australian politics. If you're not about bringing things to the centre, you've got no business seeking leadership. Albanese has double the problems, the NSW right and the VIC left. Good luck to him, he's going to need it.

[@camf7522]

I think, the problem with Australian Federal politics is that the two major parties cannot select a true leader, they want to select a leader they can control, which results in the PM being unable to gain the respect of the electorate. The public needs leadership from a PM, like Turnbull, Howard, Hawke provided.

[@masonnix9566]

Howard? No bloody way.

[@chinajoe2008]

Thank you, Malcolm for your honesty and integrity. I never liked nor trusted the Liberal Party (in fact I always thought the name itself was a bit of an oxymoron), but now I know why. For that matter what is to say that the Labour Party (whom I always prefered) is not just as bad? Far too many politicians are only in it for power; just look east across the Pacific to D.C. It's no secret that power is the ultimate aphrodisiac, and that power for power's sake has long been the source of political atrocities and corruption. Populist politicians (eg: Pauline Hanson, Donald Trump), and the 'cult of personality' leaders (eg: Chairman Mao) have ravaged politics and ruined lives around the world for as long as I can remember. As a true Australian I'm sorry to admit that I've long given up on the "democratic process" - another oxymoron.

[@masonnix9566]

Malcolm Turnbull is a hypocrite.

[@P1A2T34]

A lot of echo/reverb in the sound.

[@hugoagogo9567]

Several intelligent comments. The rest should stick with Q&A where their interllect belongs.

[@jsinclair7055]

Interllect?

[@lucasgroves137]

@@jsinclair7055 Lol, if there's one word in English you must try never to misspell, other than 'spell,' it would have to be 'intellect.'

[@evaburnz]

Mr Turnbull was candid and profoundly sincere in this interview. I feel that he's gained great wealth of wisdom over the years, and hence appreciates the quality of being genuine.

[@peterrees595]

All Turnbull was ever after was the Prime Ministers role. He did nothing but agitate things whilst Abbott was PM and did everything to undermine him. He is a disgrace of a person who should never have been allowed membership to the Liberal Party, let alone leadership of it. He backstabbed Abbott and then cried like the sook he is when the favour was returned. This clown has caused more damage to the Liberal Party than any other person in history. To top it off his lack of loyalty to the Party was highlighted when he refused to assist the candidate for his former seat and his family members went out of their way to further damage the chances of a Liberal win in this seat. The Liberal Party should never ever forget the actions of this man. He was a disgrace of a Prime Minister because all he did was try and please everyone. This man never was and never will be a true leader. All we can be thankful for from all this is that this buffoon has no role whatsoever in the running of Australia anymore. Well done Dutton for calling this clown out for what he is.

[@evah787]

WELL SAID, spot on✔

[@TheDrackOfSpades]

Peter & Eva, you two are fool bots.

[@jameswilson2268]

Turnbull: “I sunk into a very deep depression” *wipes tears away with piles of money

[@Roadrunnerz45]

money doesnt provide you happiness

[@denisehitchens1418]

Lack of carbon taxes....

[@nickmillar5070]

Classic Australian tall poppy syndrome response. Just because he has been rich and successful does not mean he can't be miserable. He's a human too. Such an absolutely naive ridiculous comment.

[@michaelandrews4783]

Thanks for wreaking the NBN Malcolm to keep Murdoch happy.....

[@johnniebarker7629]

Right man in the wrong party but you can’t but respect his convictions, its a dirty business but n the end all we can is our best

[@walkyourdog6584]

Same thing happened to Bernie Sanders in US Democratic National Party. Threw him under the bus.

[@brucegaskin2666]

Interesting interview of what actually goes on behind cameras 🤔

[@sabretoothed99]

What about the HIH loss?

[@blissiimo2064]

I'm a labour supporter actually - so no dog in the race - and I enjoyed the interview. I felt like I had a long conversation with another human being and to got to know them a whole lot better and the things that shaped them. Why does it have to be about ripping his throat out?

[@music-ty5we]

either we can't understand or we think we can get away with it.

[@AChannelFrom2006]

@JIMI JAMES "Labor". But I wouldn't expect a conspiracy theorist like yourself to actually know a 5 letter word hahaha.

[@windwaker0rules]

sorry the nbn was too slow for the video turnbull so your views never got to me

[@SpencerHHO]

Turnbull is like an octopus; intelligent, able to adapt to any space and completely spineless. He's consistently failed to live upto or fight for any of his ideals or principles.

[@davidwilkie9551]

Thanks Leigh and Malcolm

[@CrRodney1]

the need for a purpose in government... My thoughts exactly as a city councillor. Didn't do me any good though, other councillors simply wanted to spend equivalent amounts on football, or sports, or parties, or simply enjoy being important. Ratio of those interested to do something to those who just want to be important seemed to me to be at least 10 to 1

[@maryannedouglas]

26:22 first time during the interview that he's truly being honest.

[@evah787]

This man (Malcolm Turnbull) came across as "mentally crushed". Full of anger, hurt and very revengeful. He states that he couldn't trust anybody! He did an "Ides of March" on Tony Abbott then karma....it boomeranged back to him. He needs to "re-set his thinking/mind"... I watched his face throughout the interview and Revenge has taken him hostage! He has destroyed his legacy! He did it himself! Free choice.

[@sharonozvenom]

Eva H Not that he had any legacy to destroy in the first place .

[@emanuelaturco4633]

I am sorry about your depression,it is the worst thing tha anyonecan experience.

[@MrOlibobo]

So much reverb!

[@murraywilde8255]

So nice to hear someone who can speak intelligently. Morrison speaks in lists and marketing spiel, while to top it off is patronising, assuming he is the only person who can read. Malcolm never got to govern the way he wanted to and with his abilities could have done much for Australia. Pretty sad.

[@paulmcdougall8294]

Well said.

[@mrfsavas6318]

I hope turnbul makes a come back

[@TS-pi3um]

This is the legend that gave us the world's worst internet

[@mattw1730]

ummmmm.......NAILED IT!

[@benjaminmcintosh857]

Hey wasn't that Abbott?

[@redlightmax]

9:46 "It was such an absurd proposition." Fast forward to May 2022 and Peter Dutton is the opposition leader. We'll see how absurd things get.

[@Roadrunnerz45]

perhaps not as absurd as morrison becoming pm which given what we know now. dutton is too stupid to hatch plans as scheming as morrison did.

[@petersbarry-ie5dr]

Good book

[@therealdaddychew]

Crap audio, way too much reverb. Guess that's the smallest and less pretentiously decorated room in his mansion rofl. By the tiny size of the room it was probably one of the closets ROFL. Actually if you look at the focal length, the cameras were a long way from the subjects too so it must have been one of the larger closets in that case :P

[@jamesrichardson645]

Agreed

[@Anthony-Tony-Paterson]

Thank you Mr. Turnbull for your honesty and showing u, the Australian people, that you are a man with integrity and heart - bring on the republic- you have my vote

[@jpaior]

OH FFS. ABC. I love you dearly... but please please please stop trying to be all fancy and mess with the audio. No one wants, needs or asked for concert hall acoustics in a political interview!!!!

[@bmccameron7642]

Delusions of adequacy persist for old mate

[@60-second-HACKS]

At least he knew how to use 'substantive' properly. Listen-up media ... it isn't a sexier way to say 'substantial'.

[@davidjrtodd]

Too bad he didn’t join the Labor Party. He would have been a PM of the caliber of Paul Keating. Keating rated him as brilliant but didn’t rate his judgement. Mr Turnbull would have performed more much better amongst the “true believers”. In many respects his loss was a tragedy, but a tragedy of his own making. His and Lucy’s marriage is extraordinary and he will continue his success wherever he goes.

[@ireneirvine6205]

Malcolm Turnbull.....*whose merit is loudly celebrated by the doubtful evidence of his own applause". *From 'The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire' by Edward Gibbon

[@tilly6973]

"Memoirs of a Narcissist" would've been a more truthful title. Bitter, twisted, self-serving, vindictive individual ... Lacking empathy for anyone but himself with NOTHING ever being his fault-classic narcissist definition.

[@thushanhettige5003]

"This is what [Abbott] is saying - 'If you don't give me the job, I'll wreck the place. If you don't give me the job, I'll wreck the place.' Then they go 'Ah Tony...you better have it, otherwise you might destroy it on us' " - Paul Keating. Well.

[@lucasgroves137]

Haha, that interview came immediately to my mind as I listened to Malcolm's observations. How bloody prescient Keating was about Tony. "Abbott is the poor man's John Howard. It's bad enough having the real John Howard, driving backwards at full speed through the rear-view mirror."

[@thushanhettige5003]

@@lucasgroves137 I know - that was absolute gold. I remember Keating's expression in an interview when he was told in an interview Abbott could potentially win the 2010 election, it was "...god help us".

[@conkouroupis6990]

Nice to hear the truth for a change. Respect!

[@CLEFT3000]

Truth

[@NeoGraena]

Hungarian here I kinda got into AusPol thanks to Friendlyjordies, and due to that I'm mostly pro-Labor, however I do have a pity for Turnbull to be honest. He wanted to change his Party to be less "conservative" and to bring change to the party's image socially & enviromentally, a true liberal to the word. even with some of the hiccups in his career (NBN for example, thanks Murdoch), I think he would've been capable to change the party's image wisely, if the people within didn't try to limit him....

[@patrickratkinson2025]

I think that Mr. Turnbull is most likely the only honest person in the Liberal Party, and he's most likely wondering why they turned against him and ousted him from his position as leader of the party and the Prime Minister, and termed his party rebellion a form of madness, but I called it the most callous act that a political party can do to one of it's members, and I would like to know why hasn't any charges been laid on the people responsible for the crimes that were committed against our communities and our constitution, and this was a serious breach of democratic rules and laws as there are people who are supposed to make sure that corruption doesn't happen or is punished by our very laws that are to prevent these thing from happening, and I could name the people who are responsible for these crimes, but everyone knows who they are anyway.

[@williamporter446]

What we need is a prime minister taken from the streets as a homeless man who appreciates living at the lodge because he has a roof over his head rather than the need to have corrupt power for the sake of power.

[@richmondmillier]

Turnbull laments large organised media, yet he relaxed the media ownership laws?

[@soccerpractice0105]

Sook! Can dish it put but can't take it.

[@teokotaiandrew3472]

A page has been turned former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull. A page is very hard to turn when you dont let go of the destruction that has happened to yourself. Turn the page and you will never regret it.

[@daveyork0]

Blink rate going off the scale

[@mattnbin]

Poor Malcolm. He simply doesn’t get it. He is a man with substantial personal ambition. That is it. What did he think would happen when Australians realised there was a lefty masquerading as a conservative in a conservative party that they elected? Of course the approval rating would sink when people find out the game he was playing. Just unbelievable that he doesn’t get it!!!!!!

[@JacobGreenmount]

Wow! Not one mention of the NBN or robodebt. Cool and awesome.

[@georgesadek6033]

👑 🌏king George world respect respected world wide ultimate ampire to leader best of the best prime minister Malcolm turnbull Australia history. 💯

[@georgesadek6033]

Prime Minister Malcolm turnbull are highly too good prime minister.ment to be lot further .way ahead schedule..for Australia and Australians safe and protect.econemicol growth.

[@scottg4913]

What a great interview this was! I'm not going to comment on the politics, and whether I think the things Malcolm says in the interview were true or not, but I was genuinely compelled by this interview, and found it fascinating to hear what he had to say,. I think Leigh Sales asking some tough questions, and pointing out some honest truths helped in that regard. Well done ABC.

[@Sub-515]

Delusional ... I voted for him, i wouldn't again, pleased when he went! He now needs to leave all his delusion of grandeur in the past and enjoy his millions leading a lavish life with Lucy seeing the world and all it has to offer.

[@windwaker0rules]

the fact that you voted for him once makes you stupid, you probably voted for scott morrison because BACK IN BLACK, you are the biggest fool of all.

[@boz123lol]

interesting him calling out his boss Rupert

[@L_MindBody]

The last thing any of us need right now is a self obsessed, ex-PM back in the public eye, crying about his past whilst we are loosing our jobs, businesses and children's future - Thank god his not running the country through this crisis. His bitterness of losing his dream of being "Prime Minister" shines through both him and his family. Lets not forget his narcissistic son, who doesn't even reside in Australia, campaigning against the liberal Party in the last electron, doing every thing he could as revenge. Malcolm Turnbulls legacy is unremarkable. I'm with Credlin, lets not be dragged into his gutter - his a saboteur.

[@TheChaselg1]

I found Turnbull's assertions to be balanced, frank and forthright, just as I found his behaviour as prime minister. It's a great disappointment to me that this statesman's contribution to our country was curtailed by those who betrayed him. If they had acted in the national interest instead of pure self-interest, we'd have a the fine leader we need during our current crisis. Instead, we are left with a government who proved themselves untrustworthy prior to our current crisis through the sports rorts. We are now left to doubt if they can be trusted to distribute financial assistance in the current crisis fairly across the community based solely on need rather than political self interest. Nevertheless, It is some consolation that at least tonight, Mr Turnbull was able to articulate his experiences freely, ably facilitated by Leigh Sales, herself a standout in her profession.

[@terrythetuffkunt9215]

Chaselg Chaseling stop trying to be profound. You sound like a deadset farkwit. Are you gender fluid or just weird in general?

[@malradojicic7198]

Delusional. Who would launch a book at this present time Covid-19 what an absolute ******** says it all ,don’t even need to read the book

[@raykarena4595]

Great interview I've always admired and respected Malcom

[@sebastianmessina3285]

So this is what a darling of the ABC looks like.

[@margyrowland]

Typical ABC crap

[@AChannelFrom2006]

Females of the far-right are petrified that they might actually have to work instead of living it up on a disability pension.

[@bowragak]

politics in Australia is a sick joke at the peoples expense

[@zympf]

ABC is advertising this book

[@zympf]

@Ronald tax-payer funded book promotion is good?

[@zympf]

we are forced to pay for the ABC thru taxes (1 $billion) .. we can *choose* to consume other media ..

[@ColumbusMHC]

Ronald should also be mentioned that the abc isn’t impartial - they’re biased based on whomever is incumbent in government. so the idea of ‘competition’ just isn’t true. real competition comes from independent Australia, Michael west etc not the abc

[@ColumbusMHC]

Ronald fair point actually. I think I’m hung up in the idea of manufactured media a little too much here

[@zympf]

@JIMI JAMES Thanks for your feedback, is "PROMOTING" a better word?

[@JasonBlack66]

I believe him. But there are still a lot of questions unanswered here. I wish I had what it takes to interview him. I think maybe this Liberal is not such a bad guy. But He made some strange choices i.e. destroying the Labor NBN for the half baked liberal NBN we experience today. M. Turnbull was Minister for Communication when this happened. I have found it hard to forgive him for that. But even still I believe him. This has got to be the strangest Western Government (even though we are South East lol). But I have a good sense for BS, a good sense for human behavior and I think this guy has done some soul searching and I am pretty sure I believe him. The only thing he is not doing is calling himself out so... I dunno. I believe ya Malc, but you have not gone far enough coz we ain't talking about the things you did wrong. only what others did wrong. But Lee Sales did not address everything. I suppose that's not always possible. but my issues with the liberal gov were never addressed but people pf my demographic, education and socioeconomic position are seldom addressed so WGAF Right? Right! It's a Sad State of political Affairs for Australia and everyone will suffer in some way (rich or poor) in the long run even if one or the other benefits in the short term. We need some old school politics with some modern ideas. But we ain't getting that. We are getting people wanting power for power's sake. But strangely I don't believe that either. There must be some end to those means. So you get power? So what? What do you do with it or get from it? Man, I am so confused and a little heartbroken that Australia cant be all it can be because of this cray Humanoid Monkey Effing a Football power Struggle that seemingly gets us nowhere. But don't mind me. I am so very under-educated, but for some reason, I h began paying deep (and I mean DEEP) attention to politics when Howard was defeated by Rudd. I don't know why it began there, but every step of the way I have watched. It's prolly a mistake but I have watched it through the lens of ABC. I have tried to watch other outlets (Oh God Sky) but it was just absolute rubbish. If I believed in god I would just pray for Common Sense and Good Will to prevail. I fear the worst is still yet to come GLA. (That means Good Luck All). This Interview reminds me there are some good eggs, who are stuck and bound by some kind of Clan or Tribal mentality that forces them to tow the party lines. The party lines appear to be dictated by Mega-Rich Elites. What can or should we do about that. If that's true how do we go about fixing it?

[@ytxmak]

He's a highly pragmatic, ambitious politician... say no more

[@figtreefilms7911]

Malcolm probably needed more fill light.

[@j-coldho1164]

Turnbull would of been a much better prime minister

[@bmrcoachingacademy8531]

While right now this is not something Morrison is keen to talk about and rightfully so, this will come back to bight him once we settle back down very soon.

[@TenOrbital]

Captain Trainwreck called someone else odious. 🤣🤣🤣

[@feisaldianga511]

Am not Australian but according to this interview, why do you change your prime ministers so quickly and on this manner.

[@feisaldianga511]

John Berbatis And also why does Rupert Murdoch play an important role in determining the primer ship in Australia

[@TCFan30]

@John Berbatis Good on Murdoch for pissing off the climate change alarmists...at least!

[@jameslincoln92]

Scott Morrison > Malcolm Turncoat

[@music-ty5we]

It worked the way he wanted it too, the hell is that about.

[@aretardridesmotard6128]

Remember friends, if we all stopped paying taxes tomorrow this nonsense would stop overnight. No-one in politics works to further the interests of the people they represent.

[@windwaker0rules]

so would your healthcare, roads, tax rebates, police, safety checks, workers rights, and schools

[@mattlemoto7529]

Kerry packers lawyer 😂😂😂. You can't make this shit up😂😂

[@sentientbean1]

2 minutes at the end dedicated to his legacy and it's the same vague sales pitch he foisted on the public. You can tell as his cadence changes as he goes into sales mode. "I would have made Australia great if everyone just did what I thought" the book. On sale now.

[@rogermouton2273]

I find it a bit disappointing that Malcolm is seemingly not much different to all the other leaders with big egos. Everyone was plotting against him, and he is the innocent party in it all. I also find it interesting that he pretty much refers to everyone by their surname, except for Julie Bishop. Another noteworthy fact (and I do know this for a fact): at the time Turnbull lost the prime ministership, Rupert Murdoch was seen spending time in Yass (an hour's drive from Canberra). I somehow don't think it was a coincidence that billionaire Rupert turned up at a fairly nondescript small town near Canberra at that time.

[@michaelwan6640]

Never liked Malcom. I think Scott Morrison is definitely a better person. But good to see he come out and speak out some the truth that our Australia politics is somehow controlled by some invisible power. Jesus, he looked aged a lot. Hope he is Ok.

[@jasonbarlian3721]

Michael Wan Malcolm is a far more decent and enlightened person than ScoMo. He also doesn’t need to attend Hillsong to prove it.