Tony Abbott’s giftless gab was legendary. His replacement,Malcolm Turnbull, is a famous wit. Like other orators, or though,Turnbull is likely to disappointIf there’s one thing we could say for sure approximately Tony Abbott’s replacement by Malcolm Turnbull, it is that we’ve gained an orator, and lost a prime minister whose inability to make anything like a memorable speech was legendary.
Abbott’s voice as prime minister had no tone to it. He was unable to sear any phrase into the national consciousness – perhaps with the exception of “finish the boats”.
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Source: theguardian.com