Mr Shorten's strategy was to keep Mr Abbott as PM and then do him like a dinner.
That is why Mr Shorten said very little about Mr Abbott.
Now in contrast Mr Turnbull is on Mr Shorten's mind like a bad dream
That is why he never passes a chance to say he is 'weak' etc
As Mr W Shakespeare said...............'the man doth protest too much'
BTW an enormous coup for Mr Turnbull's leadership..................the finalisation of the Costa Rica solution for Nauru and Manus Island refugees
No other leader had buckley's chance of achieving that...................and then finally getting Mr Trump onside..........enormous