Malcolm, The Mogul And Moggy Myths

Malcolm Turnbull has been dogged by cats for three decades. Almost five years ago, during Turnbull's bitter stoush in February 2004 to wrest (by 88 votes to 70) Liberal Party pre-selection for the Sydney seat of Wentworth from the unfortunate incumbent, Peter King, my artist colleague Ward O'Neill did a wonderful drawing of Turnbull for the Herald's sister paper, The Australian Financial Review. It showed Turnbull in his dressing gown holding a coffee mug bearing the image of a cat, with a cat ...