Midweek roundup: Week 3

Recent happenings in Abbottstralia

• Tony goes for a trip to Indonesia, avoids having to see many brown people by bringing a bunch of rich white fat cats with him
• The trip makes global headlines.
• A frank discussion is had about sovereignty. And people smugglers.
• Scott Morrison's office accuses people of being absolutely and totally wrong, without any trace of irony
• Air Marshal Binskin stands loyally at Scott's side, and he brought visual aids
• Asylum seekers call deterrence ineffective, say Australia PNG still better than Sri Lanka
• Abbott sincerely apologises for all the nasty things Labor/4 corners did to Indonesia 
• Also the boat buyback scheme is quietly dropped.
• Environment Minister Greg Hunt misleads on carbon. 
• Mal Brough fights off Clive Palmer.
• Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane is not sure how much money the federal government can give Holden, or where it will come from, but don't worry, we'll get it sorted for the next 100 years.
• Clive Palmer will be throwing his weight around in the new Senate