Election 2016: Flat end to the 44th Parliament a bad look for Liberals

By Mark Kenny
Updated May 6 2016 - 6:33am, first published May 5 2016 - 11:12pm
Shadow treasurer Chris Bowen moves a motion during question time. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Shadow treasurer Chris Bowen moves a motion during question time. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Opposition Leader Bill Shorten shakes hands with shadow treasurer Chris Bowen after he attacked the government during question time. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Opposition Leader Bill Shorten shakes hands with shadow treasurer Chris Bowen after he attacked the government during question time. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

For Malcolm Turnbull, it had triumphant moment written all over it. Yet still it fell flat. Curiously so.