GQ Australia - 08.2018

Phil Coorey

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quiet thou h he

cancallitatwill

such is his

knowled e and

connections. The

tapp fin ers of

Lenore Ta lo

Katharine Murph

Malcom Farr and

James Massola

also hold swa.

Michael

McCormack

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into leadership after

The Barnaby hit those

sharp barnacles. Still,

McCormack’s a party

leaderanddeputyPM

and that’s why he’s here.

Thoughdon’texpecta

return hit a year from now,

notsincehisfirst,and

only, major foray since

becoming deputy PM was

to completely fuck up the

government’s message

by promising a ‘Santa

Claus’ budget. It was a

gross violation of Politics

101 – to never, ever build

expectations too high.

Chris Bowen

Seen as an ascendant

talent and another who

smiles a little too much

when denying he wants

to leap from shadow

treasurer to Labor leader.

Like Shorten, Bowen jigs to

the right, something that’ll

see him cast a large shadow

over Labor’s anticipated

July national conference

• even if he doesn’t match
  the ACTU-Shorten love-in.

Sally Zou

A Chinese mining

entrepreneur who’s been

busily gifting to the SA

Libs – most recently to the

tune of $1.2m. Yes, that’s

the unmistakable creak

of doors opening.

Christian

Porter

Flown into the

attorney-general’s seat

after George Brandis

was tapped for a

British sojourn as

Australian high

commissioner to the

UK, Porter’s late-2017

anointment speaks of

the friends he has in

high places and the

heightened manner

in which he’s viewed

(federally, at least).

After entering politics

at the 2008 election,

he’s expected to make

some solid moves in

the coming years so

watch this space.

Marise

Payne

Defence minister and wife of

inluential NSW Liberal minister

Stuart Ayres, a man seen as a possible

future premier. This is a Lib power

couple like no other – and it offers

Payne even greater authority.

Murdoch Press

‘Uncle Rupert’ may still lead this media empire – though

it’s The Australian and the The Daily Telegraph that do most

of the heavy lifting. Between them they pack more than

enough bite and bark to keep Canberra shaking. And not

simply because another winter frost covers Capital Hill.

Just ask Barnaby. Or Tony.