Never never means never, Malcolm. ....even (r)Abbot knows that!

The Australian Newspaper


Malcolm Turnbull will never lead again: Liberal MPs 
 
SENIOR Liberals have declared that Malcolm Turnbull will never again lead the party after he questioned the Coalition's direct-action climate change policy, undermining Tony Abbott's attack on Julia Gillard's carbon tax. 
 
Mr Turnbull, who was ousted as Liberal leader over his deal on the carbon pollution reduction scheme with Kevin Rudd in 2009, is under fire after saying the Coalition's direct-action policy would not achieve deep emissions reductions without putting a financial strain on the budget.

The remarks on Wednesday night angered colleagues, some of whom yesterday described them as a deliberate attempt to destabilise the Opposition Leader.

But the Prime Minister said Mr Turnbull had "told the truth" that the Coalition's plan would not work and would blow the budget. Ms Gillard accused Mr Abbott of "running around the country trying to scare Australian families, trying to scare Australian businesses, trying to scare people and convince them that they're going to lose their jobs".