Ray Martin reckons Costello may yet be leader

What does Ray Martin know about Peter Costello that the rest of us don’t?

Today’s Age notes, ‘The former treasurer’s position on the leadership is “very clear – I am not seeking the leadership … I am not organising a challenge. A separate question is, will you be staying as an MP? I’m not going to reveal here and now what I’m going to do as an MP.'”

But Costello has also given an interview to Ray Martin for 60 Minutes, which may paint a different picture.

The impression Martin got is that he could yet accept the Liberal party leadership – if his colleagues begged hard enough.

Just a few sentences in Nine’s Press Release spills a lot on Costello’s future, including that ‘he’s pulling the pin on politics, heading for the high-paying world of big business.’

60 Minutes airs 7:30pm Sunday on Nine.

Press Release:
The Hollow Man
He’s become the hollow man of politics, the PM who never was. And for months now, Peter Costello’s kept us on tenterhooks with the “will he or won’t he” guessing game about his future in Canberra. Well, now the truth’s out, he’s pulling the pin on politics, heading for the high-paying world of big business. Or, then again, is he? As Ray Martin discovered after spending a week with the former treasurer, Peter Costello just can’t help himself and the impression Ray got is that he could yet accept the Liberal party leadership – if his colleagues begged hard enough.

Reporter: Ray Martin
Producer: Paul Steindl