<iframe src="//www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=GTM-K3L4M3" height="0" width="0" style="display:none;visibility:hidden">

Features Australia

Abbott’s five stages

Abbott has accepted Turnbull. Can Turnbull accept Abbott?

7 May 2016

9:00 AM

7 May 2016

9:00 AM

In 1969, Austrian psychologist Elisabeth Kubler-Ross published her landmark study, On Death and Dying. She concluded people experiencing intense grief go through five stages: denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. Kubler-Ross’s stages apply in politics too. Just ask Tony Abbott.

Since Malcolm Turnbull struck on 14 September last year, Abbott has been through the wringer.

Already a subscriber? Log in

Subscribe for just $2 a week

Try a month of The Spectator Australia absolutely free and without commitment. Not only that but – if you choose to continue – you’ll pay just $2 a week for your first year.

  • Unlimited access to spectator.com.au and app
  • The weekly edition on the Spectator Australia app
  • Spectator podcasts and newsletters
  • Full access to spectator.co.uk
Or

Unlock this article

REGISTER

You might disagree with half of it, but you’ll enjoy reading all of it. Try your first month for free, then just $2 a week for the remainder of your first year.


Comments

Don't miss out

Join the conversation with other Spectator Australia readers. Subscribe to leave a comment.

Already a subscriber? Log in

Close