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He wasn't awful. OTOH while he seemed principled, he often just seemed to vote along with the Coalition then publicly regret it afterwards - helping them get w
by glangdale 5y ago
He wasn't awful.
OTOH while he seemed principled, he often just seemed to vote along with the Coalition then publicly regret it afterwards - helping them get what they wanted on refugees and then being surprised at how inhumane it all was and the extent that the government reneged or slow-played a lot of the concessions he obtained.
- endgame 5y agoIf I remember rightly, that was one of his first votes and he wisened up after that. There was an interview early in his term where he admitted he was unfamiliar with the term "balance of power", but he seemed to learn quickly.