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Man on a wire: How long can Malcolm Turnbull survive? On Four Corners, key members of the government speak out about the fault lines within the party and challenges facing Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. With the Coalition government returned to office on the slimmest of margins, the Prime Minister will not only have to woo and cajole a disparate group of cross benchers to vote for his policies, he'll have to hold his own team together. Within the party room resentment lingers over the controversial policies taken to the ballot box. There's barely contained anger from those who feel they've been marginalised by the Prime Minister: And there's factional warfare breaking out in the state branches. Adding to Malcolm Turnbull's woes is the question: what are Tony Abbott's intentions?

Four Corners is Australia's premier television current affairs program. It has been part of the Australian story since August 1961, exposing scandals, triggering inquiries, firing debate, confronting taboos and interpreting fads, trends and sub-cultures. Its consistently high standards of journalism and film-making have earned international recognition and an array of Walkleys, Logies and other national awards.

Primary Title
  • Four Corners
Secondary Title
  • Man on a Wire
Date Broadcast
  • Monday 18 December 2017
Release Year
  • 2016
Duration
  • 44:00
Channel
  • Media Services
Broadcaster
  • The University of Auckland Library
Programme Description
  • Four Corners is Australia's premier television current affairs program. It has been part of the Australian story since August 1961, exposing scandals, triggering inquiries, firing debate, confronting taboos and interpreting fads, trends and sub-cultures. Its consistently high standards of journalism and film-making have earned international recognition and an array of Walkleys, Logies and other national awards.
Episode Description
  • Man on a wire: How long can Malcolm Turnbull survive? On Four Corners, key members of the government speak out about the fault lines within the party and challenges facing Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. With the Coalition government returned to office on the slimmest of margins, the Prime Minister will not only have to woo and cajole a disparate group of cross benchers to vote for his policies, he'll have to hold his own team together. Within the party room resentment lingers over the controversial policies taken to the ballot box. There's barely contained anger from those who feel they've been marginalised by the Prime Minister: And there's factional warfare breaking out in the state branches. Adding to Malcolm Turnbull's woes is the question: what are Tony Abbott's intentions?
Classification
  • Unknown
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
  • Elections--Australia
  • Australia--Politics and government
Genres
  • Current affairs
Hosts
  • Sarah Ferguson (Presenter)
Contributors
  • Australian Broadcasting Corporation (Production Unit)
  • Marian Wilkinson (Reporter)
  • Malcolm Turnbull (Subject)
  • Tony Abbott (Subject)
Subjects
  • Elections--Australia
  • Australia--Politics and government