In a week that witnessed Bill Shorten’s humour, a war on budget naysayers and a double dissolution trigger, Joe Hockey said it all when he explained why politics is like a box of chocolates
Tony Abbott is starting to use the civil war in Iraq to question Labors credentials on national security, despite Labor having backed his handling of the crisis. On most public outings he is linking national security with border security and economic security, which apparently can be best attained by supporting his budget.