The swift, decent and effective efforts of Julie Bishop and Tony Abbott thus far over their handling of the aftermath of MH17 is something all Australians should appreciate.
Imo, it has laid bare some core values of these two that Australians dont and wont see in the reported combative reality of Australian politics.
Of leaders in general, what they do day to day matters, but what they do under exceptional circumstances is when we see their strengths and weakness.
