"Half of Parliament was drinking to cope" — Former Prime Minister on the dark side of politics

What does it really feel like to run an entire country? Former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull answers the questions we’ve always wanted to ask: what perks do you get? How much security does a Prime Minister actually have? And what does it take to get to the top? In this interview: 00:00 Intro 00:27 Do you have to be selfish to be Prime Minister? 01:41 What perks do you get as former Prime Minister? 01:52 Do you get to travel for free? 02:24 Did your wealth help you become Prime Minister? 04:10 Are politicians out of touch? 05:34 Did you feel isolated as Prime Minister? 06:24 Did being Prime Minister impact your mental health? 09:36 Did your approach to climate policy change after losing leadership? 10:13 How much security does the Prime Minister have? 10:40 Could you go out alone as Prime Minister? 11:25 Did you ever feel unsafe as Prime Minister? 12:22 Should private money play a role in politics? 13:39 Why are young Aussies so engaged with American politics? 14:29 Did the role affect your family? Producer and Interviewer: Tessa Nadarajan Commissioning Editor: Daniel Ahern Videographer: Jasmine Rule Stream Kitchen Cabinet on ABC iview. https://iview.abc.net.au/show/kitchen-cabinet Subscribe 🔔 http://ab.co/ABCAus-subscribe ___________________________________________ ABC iview: https://iview.abc.net.au/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/abcaustralia TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@abc Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/abc ___________________________________________ Please note: On most of our videos, the captions/subtitles are auto-generated by YouTube. Comments are subject to moderation and may take some time to appear. This is an official Australian Broadcasting Corporation YouTube channel. Contributions may be removed if they violate ABC's Online Conditions of Use http://www.abc.net.au/conditions.htm (Section 3).