Summary: The Focus Group Tony Prime Minister Tony Abbott desperately needs to get real, writes Laurie Oakes What’s wrong? Ask Grong Grong - the locals will be honest Shorten’s office distributes bingo game for Tony’s #NPC http://t.co/7vM8Ee2fku” Barnaby Joyce’s $700,000 punt on Tony Abbott’s longevity as Prime Minister Tony Abbott considered appointing The Australian’s Greg Sheridan to plum posting Rupert Murdoch on Twitter: “Abbott again. Tough to write, but if he won’t replace top aide Peta Credlin she must do her patriotic duty and resign. More” Turnbull and Bishop approached to take leadership as senior ministers rally support for the PM Julie Bishop urged to rule out challenge to Tony Abbott’s leadership Abbott Wedged Between Small Govt Ideology And An Electorate Wanting More Tony Abbott is making exactly the same mistakes Campbell Newman did Abbott says he is a ‘good captain’ after polls show voters prefer his colleagues Liberal MP Wyatt Roy dubbed ‘King Joffrey’ after working Queensland MPs to oust Tony Abbott Campbell It’s not the voters’ fault, you idiots LNP handing out dodgy Green-looking leaflets Peter McCutcheon on Twitter: “LNP sign at my local booth. To me it suggests Rudd/Gillard and consequently Abbott. Strange. #qldvotes” LNP sign in QEC colours telling people to not preference. LNP takes GetUp to court and seeks injunction to stop themn handing out HTVs Darwin Adam Giles And The Summer Slaughter In This, The Year Of The Sheep Man Sticks Cracker Up His Clacker, NT News Snaps Croc, And No-One Is Running The Northern Territory Dumped NT Minister Robyn Lambley says Chief Minister Adam Giles lacks ‘honesty, respect, integrity’ - ABC News Meanwhile… Abbott pushes data retention in Press Club address - Computerworld Data Retention: The Issue That Will Force Shorten To Show His Hand AGD slammed for secrecy on data retention costs - Security - iTnews.com.au Coalition Too Busy Chasing Refugees To Pursue Illegal Fishing Boats Scott Morrison cancels Federal Government’s relationship counselling voucher program to direct money to frontline services - ABC News ‘This is just insanity’: four Nobel laureates let fly over Australian science funding Early signs are that the new Health Minister doesn’t get it either… What the heck is wrong with spook HQ? Tasmanian Liberals Dump Anti-Activist Defamation Laws Australia vs Humanity Australian Open: Protesters draw attention to detainees on Manus Island Australia confirms 15 boats carrying 429 asylum seekers have been turned back Australia under the spotlight in Human Rights Watch World Report 2015 Dramatic Stand Of Three Passengers Enough To Stop Asylum Seeker Removal, For Now Asylum seeker returns not our job: govt - Yahoo!7 Manus Island: What will it take to shock us? TAMIL MAN FEARS TORTURE IF DEPORTED TO SRI LANKA Sinhalese asylum seekers’ on-water claims accepted by UN | The Saturday Paper Fraser: Did Gillian Triggs hit a raw nerve with her report? Stop The Press The Australian’s Colleen McCollough obituary an editing failure Colleen McCullough: we’ll celebrate a woman for anything, as long as it’s not her talent | Rebecca Shaw The Thorn Birds author Colleen McCullough dies on Norfolk Island The Weekly Beast: regional paper cuts, Margaret’s new show and more NOT REACHED How Daniel Andrews made a rod for his own back 8 reasons why James Hird lost his Federal Court Appeal | The Social Litigator Will the IR inquiry address the gender pay gap?
