Gillard shows Howard and Abbott were right

Greg Sheridan from this morning's Oz: JULIA Gillard has moved to a tougher and better policy on illegal immigrants than Labor has had for a long time. In doing so, she has comprehensively vindicated John Howard. More importantly, she has also vindicated Tony Abbott.   It may not help him in the forthcoming election, because Labor is stealing his policies, but Labor's latest backflip establishes beyond any doubt that Abbott is the most influential Opposition Leader since Gough Whitlam.   Full article here.

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