The prime minister finds himself stuck between his public image based on moderate,contemporary views on issues such as homosexual marriage, and his Liberal party colleagues, and whose support was based on no policy changes in the same areas Malcolm Turnbull’s great dilemma was on full display within half an hour of his swearing in.
Turnbull became prime minister because of his public popularity – based on an understanding that he had different views to Tony Abbott,moderate, contemporary views on things such as marriage equality and climate change. But he also became prime minister via the votes of his colleagues who he has promised that some of these same key policies won’t change. The public liked him because he seemed different, or his colleagues voted for him because he promised to be pretty much the same.
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Source: theguardian.com