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Tony Abbott not waking up with Today

Fearing a media stumble, Tony Abbott's minders limit his TV appearances.

2013-02-10_0142While Kevin Rudd is returning to the Sunrise spot that helped drive his popularity, Tony Abbott is giving Today the cold shoulder. Deliberately.

And he’s not happy about suggestions for Malcolm Turnbull taking his spot.

“Mr Abbott’s office has decided against him appearing every Friday, which is disappointing,” executive producer Neil Breen confirmed.

“I can only speculate as to the reasons why. I’d love to have Malcolm on.”

The Sunday Herald Sun is suggesting a media stumble by Abbott remains one of the greatest threats to him ruining what many believe to be an ‘unloseable election.’

A spokesman for Abbott said he was still keen to appear regularly on the Today show and talks were ongoing. But he would not appear every week.

Newsflash: He’s going to have to do Q&A sometime this year too. No hiding from that…

32 Responses

  1. Just don’t show Abbott in his speedos. I don’t get time to watch sunrise the today show or abc breakfast show or ten breakfast show so I can’t say anything just don’t show tony in speedos TV

  2. @ JamesCC, there’s a lot of exploitation drawn in with conventional media, it becomes a matter of necessity to lean on pragmatism. I read up on facts and figures from a myriad of sources so I’m abreast of what is happening in the real World. Comparing our opposition leader to a foreign Premier is derisory.

    @ Chris, do you want to me to list media outlets or certain individuals? Individuals- Mike Carlton, Mike Willesee, Peter Fitzsimmons, Lisa Wilkinson, Wendy Harmer, Cate Blanchett, Michael Caton, Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O are a few in a long list. Media outlets- Sydney Morning Herald, all commercial television stations, most of the ABC, Macquarie University Sydney. After JuLiar’s misogyny seethe in 2012, SMH journalist Paul Sheehan was sidelined for an article he published stating his views on the matter. But it didn’t end there. The newspaper removed the article in full and made an apology. Former 2UE on-air announcer Michael Smith had his employment terminated when he made unfavourable annotations about the Prime Minister. You call this fair and balanced Chris?

  3. Gee I am going miss K for Karl’s in-depth, deep probing and well researched questions(courtesy of Peta& Tony), and Karl’s take no prisoners style of persistence, that is, right up to when he could see Mr Abbott even stumbling over his own prepared questions.

    So that should have ruled any chance of a stumble as many have claimed.

    So are his “No Show’s”in the future, simply because Karl’s favoritism was so bleeding obvious

  4. Cut the crap people, read the article. Then comment. Most of the posts here are so off topic. Tony is crap in front of the camera and his infers know it. Anyone remember, “ah ha ha ha, that’s bullshit”

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