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Bucking Barnaby

24 February 2018

9:00 AM

24 February 2018

9:00 AM

Something doesn’t quite add up. On the one hand, the Prime Minister’s spouse, Lucy Turnbull, proudly announces via a soft TV interview that she gives advice to her husband on important political matters. Fair enough. Many a successful Prime Minister, from Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan to John Howard, has similarly looked to their better half for advice.

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