kenneth, believe you are wrong, he did join labor, but he asked for the top job, they said no.....so he did his dummy spit, and went over to the liberals, asked for the top job there, they said wait your turn, so he did, and got the job... but whilst lib leader he crossed the floor and constantly voted with labor...until the libs realised he was just a labor mole, and tossed him out as leader.. other posters have told the truth, who he associated with most of his life, they were labor people... extract for your information......
Malcolm Turnbull wanted to join Labor By Glenn Milne From: The Sunday Telegraph August 23, 2009 11:00AM 16 Flirted with the Labor party ... Malcolm Turnbull. Source: The Sunday Telegraph MALCOLM Turnbull wanted to become Kim Beazley's shadow finance minister during the second term of the Howard Government. The Sunday Telegraph has confirmed Mr Turnbull approached at least six senior ALP figures, including former Prime Minister Bob Hawke, actively seeking their endorsement to join the ALP at the time of the republic referendum.
Speaking for the first time on the issue, Mr Hawke said Mr Turnbull approached him on November 6, 1999, at Sydney's Marriott Hotel following the referendum's defeat.
Mr Hawke said yesterday he remembered the conversation clearly. Mr Turnbull told him: "Bob, the only thing I can do now is join the Labor Party.''
Mr Hawke said he replied by telling Mr Turnbull ``he could be accommodated'' and that "the Labor Party was a broad church''.
The former senior ALP staffer David Britton, who founded the Labor lobbying firm HawkerBritton, said Mr Turnbull told him at the time of the referendum he was "deeply p..... off with Howard'' - and that he had a "very different social agenda'' to the then prime minister.
Mr Turnbull told Mr Britton: "Don't you think Kim Beazley would like somebody like me as his finance spokesman?''
