Illustration: michaelmucci.com There are many reasons people go into public life. A sense of civic duty. The oft-cited desire to "make a difference". And, for a teensy minority of politicians, the sheer fact of being born with a colossus ego that cannot help but seek the most visible deckchair on which to sun itself. Another motivating factor, one imagines, is the guarantee you will never in your professional life have to endure the pointless and patronising experience that is the corporate "performance review". But for federal cabinet, this particular part of the dream is over. As reported in The Australian this week, Prime Minister Tony Abbott...
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