The Short and Excruciatingly Embarrassing Reign of Captain Abbott

In August 2013, Australia welcomed its new prime minister, Tony Abbott. This promised to be a marriage between responsible government and a nation tired of the endless drama of the Gillard/Rudd years. The honeymoon, however, proved to be short. Fairfax columnist Andrew P. Street details the litany of gaffes, goofs, and questionable captain's calls that have characterized the subsequent reign of the Abbott government, following the trail from bold promises to questionable realities; unlikely reco