Amid the warm glow, we don’t yet know Malcolm Turnbull’s program

After more than a decade of conservative rule, many voters rejoiced at the end of the Howard era.

Mr Clare said while Mr Abbott had laughed at Labor plans to teach coding in primary schools, Mr Turnbull welcomed such ideas and presented a real opportunity for technological advances.

No, he was going to go to Silicon Valley as Australian prime minister to see how technology was being using to turn the tables on the medieval and murderous but tech-savvy Islamic State.

Others in the list are Brian Loughnane (federal director Liberal Party), Michael O’Connor (CFMEU boss), Peter Collins (represents industry super funds), David Gonski (Coca-Cola Amatil chairman), Richard Goyder (Wesfarmers managing director), Michael Thawley (Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet), Tanya Plibersek (Deputy Opposition Leader), Ibrahim Abu Mohamed (the Grand Mufti of Australia), Noel Pearson (founder of Cape York Institute for Policy and Leadership), Patrick Dodson (former chairman Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation), Chris Bowen (shadow treasurer), Jillian Broadbent (chairman Clean Energy Finance Corporation), and James Packer (Crown Resors mogul).

“The reshuffle is important in indicating that this is about a healing process as much as anything else”.

The former prime minister and his administration had become so unpopular that there was just relief, on multiple fronts, when the Turnbull coup happened.

The Coalition is up five points to 51%, to Labor’s 49%.

‘He understands this as well as [Opposition Leader Bill Shorten] does, ‘ he said. From the Indian perspective, Turnbull’s India policy would become apparent in the not too distant future when he makes a decision on the uranium sale to the power-hungry South Asian country. The performances of the last three prime ministers were worse than expected; John Howard exceeded expectations. “That’s an extraordinary change”.

Mr Abbott confirmed he was not offered a ministerial position by Mr Turnbull.

The sector’s main concern was that the Abbott government could continue to review the RET or renege on its bipartisanship, something Mr Hunt now appears have ruled out with terms like “iron-clad”. I spoke to him on Friday, not a hint of a warning. I know this is a sweeping generalisation and there are lots of exceptions but, honestly, after spending days with loud, opinionated and sometimes aggressive people, I welcome the reserve of New Zealanders. “He badly misled people”. Scott Morrison likes slogans – his latest is “work, save, invest”.

Morrison wants to focus discussion on the benefits of tax reform – how it will help families and businesses.

“We’re also calling on the new Prime Minister to introduce air conditioning and hard-walled accommodation facilities for all those detained in Australian-run processing centres including on Nauru, where many asylum seekers now live in tents in oppressive heat and humidity”.

When again pressed on wind farms he said: “Look, there may have been views expressed by particular individuals but the policy of course was for a doubling of renewables at the large scale level between now and 2020”.