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Don't Make Us Beg

A parody advertisement from 'The federated union of cartoonists, comedians and satirists' endorsing Tony Abbott for the Senate.

In January 2023 the sudden death of Liberal Senator Jim Molan, who represented New South Wales, left a Senate vacancy. Michael Kroger, former president of the Victorian Liberal Party, suggested in a media interview that the vacancy should be filled by former Prime Minister Tony Abbott. Glen Le Lievre has his own reasons for agreeing with Kroger, and rehearses some memorable highlights from Abbott’s tenure in the top job.