Crikey Talks

In Conversation with Malcolm Turnbull

1 June 2020. 1pm AEST

Crikey’s Peter Fray had a terrific, live conversation with former Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull.

In just over an hour, Malcolm accused Donald Trump of fuelling the US race riots, conceded that he shouldn’t have given Peter Dutton the Home Affairs portfolio, and said that “The Murdoch media is now a political organisation that employs journalists.”

Charlie Lewis wrote a summary that you can read here – Turnbull says Trump ‘seeks to exploit divisions for political gain.

Check out the highlights and replay.

Speakers

Peter Fray

Former editor-in-chief @PeterFray

Peter is Crikey's editor-in-chief and managing editor of Private Media. He is formerly the editor-in-chief of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Sun-Herald, the editor of the SMH, The Sunday Age and The Canberra Times and the deputy editor of The Australian and The Sun-Herald.

Malcolm Turnbull

Former Prime Minister of Australia @TurnbullMalcolm

Malcolm Turnbull AC is a former Australian politician who served as the 29th prime minister of Australia from 2015 to 2018. He held office as leader of the Liberal Party of Australia. Prior to entering politics he enjoyed successful careers as a lawyer, investment banker and journalist.

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