So here we are again. The character of our political leaders - indeed, the whole political class - is in the spotlight. Wasn't this last week's big story? You know, when Labor was fending off claims the late Senator Kimberley Kitching was the victim of internal party bullying.
Now, the Prime Minister is in the frame, accused with exquisite timing by outgoing Liberal senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells of being a bully. Launched late on budget night, the senator's missile ensured the PM's sell to voters was rocky, if not entirely overshadowed the following morning.
