In Aug to Dec 2009 Mr A Robb was granted leave for Mental...

In Aug to Dec 2009 Mr A Robb was granted leave for Mental Illness. Mr Sherry from the ALP had been granted similar leave previously.
Mr Robb returned in time for the leadership challenge of 2009. Mr Abbott defeated Mr Turnbull by one vote. Mr Robb.
So directly if he is looking for scapegoats for the present poor relayionship with China, he should look no further than himself.
He gave his vote to Mr Abbott despite the fact that Mr Turnbull was executing LNP party platform of an ETS of the 2007 campaign