This has nothing to do with that. I don't know if Turnbull believes this or not, but Tony Abbott made plenty of conciliatory statements about moderate Islam as well - it's expected by a certain type of voter, and by certain sections of the media, and virtually all politicians pay lipservice to it, whatever they may privately believe. I won't condemn Turnbull anymore than the others. The proof will be in the pudding.
It’s likely as well, as GS is a big supporter of the cap n trade scam, that Australia will be supporting whatever crap comes out of the Paris accords.
Make no mistake though, this was a GS coup against the Australian government.
You are wrong.
No, Tony Abbott never made such statements on Islam as Turnbull did.
Turnbull questioned terrorist character of ISIS and suggested “exaggerations”when other ministers (for example Foreign Minister Julie Bishop) revealed that there is chemical weapon available to them. He was the go-guy for any media show on appreciation of Islam. This is about Islam and in consequence also on reception of Muslim refugees (Tony Abbott wanted to receive mainly persecuted minorities such as Yazzidis and Christians).
Naturalman1975: I agree with everything you’ve said in this thread, especially your comments about “conciliatory statements about moderate Islam...” and “Goldman Sachs”.
Additionally, I think Tony Abbott was replaced by his party because of multiple issues, not one or two. Goldman Sachs was not one of them.
Anyway, we are 1 year out from another Federal election, where people will vote. So, Turnbull has roughly one year to prove what he can do. Issues for me as a voter will be the economy (revenue, business investment and spend) , jobs and immigration.