Canvassing Carr's queue-jump

By John Warhurst
Updated April 18 2018 - 10:06pm, first published March 8 2012 - 3:00am

There are many different short-and long-term perspectives on the surprise appointment of former NSW premier Bob Carr as the Minister for Foreign Affairs to replace Kevin Rudd. Most of these perspectives have been already canvassed. But it is a useful exercise to put them all together, because on weighing up the pros and the cons there is no clear answer to the question of whether it is a good move or not. Only time and Carr's performance will tell.

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