Contrary to Tony Abbott painting the Liberals as pure as the driven snow on back-stabbing leaders when compared with grubby Labor:
With help from Minchin's Mutineers, Tony Abbott back-stabbed Liberal leader, Malcolm Turnbull who'd back-stabbed Brendon 'Horatio' Nelson.
Labor is no better or no worse at backstabbing leaders while professing undying love for them.
With help from Labor MPs who were scared that Kevin Rudd's plunge in popularity could cost them their seats Julia Gillard overthrew Rudd.
Now the boot is on the other foot as Labor MPs are scared that Gillard's plunge in popularity may cost them their seats and Rudd's star is rising. Fairfax did some polling and it revealed that Labor (under Rudd) would attract almost 7% more votes than Labor with Julia Gillard at the helm of the party.
And guess who is smiling like a Cheshire Cat while pledging undying loyalty to Julia Gillard.
Last minute Switcheroos work. Labor swapped Bill Haydon for Bob Hawke and the Liberals led by Malcolm Fraser lost the election.
As the saying goes in Canberra: A week in politics is a long time. So the 14 weeks to the election on 14 September is an eternity on steroids. As Bill Haydon said when he was deposed: "A drover's dog could win this election."
