Barnaby attacks PM makes excuses, page-158

eagel888; Tony Abbott and Greg Sheridan should know all about 'dead ducks', your comment reminded me of this little waddling 'dead duck' mentioned in an article in February 2o15 wherein dead duck Abbott was handed a stay of execution by Warren Truss's agitation:

"Nationals protect Dead Duck with split threat"
"... Nationals have privately indicated they would have trouble working with Malcolm Turnbull if he regained the leadership. ..."
https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2015/02/nationals-protect-dead-duck-split-threat/

History records Abbott was still dysfunctional as PM thereafter.

Abbott had to be SACKED just six months later fro gross incompetence. History has a habit of repeating itself with Joyce's growing toxicity and demonstrated ministerial incompetence likely to mirror the damage done by Abbott until he was finally removed.