barrister corroborates abbott allegations, page-54

Not sure where you get the idea he is not up to the job. As opposition leader he took the Libs from polling way behind Lab to neck and neck at the election. And he should have become PM with both Windsor and Oakeshott coming from conservative electorates.

In that process he defeated Rudd who was polling satisfaction ratings at a similar level to Ghandi! He made the Labor party stab in the back their most popular leader, with the general public, since Bob Hawke. This was and is a remarkable achievement. In contrast Turnball wasnt landing a punch and the polls reflected this.

So as opposition leaders go, he has been extremely successful. His party currently leads by a very healthy margin and the bookies have them as $1.13c. Nearly 1/8 on favs!. You get better odds with Black Caviar.

Now he may become a poor PM, but he will have to be exctremely poor to be worse than Gillard.