Before popular perception hardens into conventional wisdom, the misconceptions about the fall of Tony Abbott must be addressed. A trendy school of thought on the Right says his government failed because Abbott was not a true believer in economic reform. These critics hold that the Abbott government’s failure to achieve budget repair was to be expected because Abbott allegedly learnt his conservativism at the knee of Bob Santamaria, and was more of a believer in DLP-style Catholic social justice than in free markets and limited government.