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Why isn’t Tony Abbott part of the bushfires royal commission – and other missing common sense

27 February 2020

5:06 PM

27 February 2020

5:06 PM

Common sense is certainly not common in Australia’s current political class. If we must have a bushfires royal commission, the obvious person to head it and produce a timely report based on common sense is the man in public life best known for fighting bushfires, Tony Abbott. 

At least the Coalition has come to their senses over one of their most foolish mistakes.

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