Hewson's View: In it for themselves, not the nation

By John Hewson
Updated July 2 2021 - 2:33am, first published March 14 2019 - 7:00pm
Enemy within: John Hewson says Warringah voters should throw out Tony Abbott for "appalling disloyalty, and consistently putting his personal interests ahead of our national interest".
Enemy within: John Hewson says Warringah voters should throw out Tony Abbott for "appalling disloyalty, and consistently putting his personal interests ahead of our national interest".

If you scratch one of our pollies they will undoubtedly claim that they are in politics “to make a difference”. Some are. Some genuinely have our “national interest” at heart. But, for an increasing majority, they need to add two words to their claim, namely I am in politics “to make a difference for myself”.

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