Maybe they've always been doddery...

He's such a doddering old fool. Why are all our ex-generals so stupid?

Absolutely. Worked a treat.

Child gets molested by a priest. Child goes on to school and gets bullied. Forced to talk to another priest...

Look at that completely intact ear...

Most of his cabinet have called him worse. If the Australian media didn't keep harping on about it, this non-story would go away; but of course he's a Labor person.