​The Times are a-changing. Although the London Times is still controlled by Rupert Murdoch, although the New York Times still fights to maintain the highest ethical standards and the strongest journalistic values in the digital age, all the Times are going to change. It is self-evident in Australia when Turnbull took over that something fundamental had changed in the electorate. The politics of negativity was recognised for the destructive undemocratic, self-defeating way of governing that it was. Nowhere is it more obvious than in Canada where the youthful, vigorous heir apparent Justin Trudeau has just taken over as Prime Minister from Tony Abbott's stalwart comrade-in-arms Stephen Harper. Trudeau's Liberal Party trounced the Conservatives in an astounding victory for the politics of positivity. The young Trudeau embodies the essence of his father plus hair from his mother. He is the Kennedy the Kennedys would want to be. His eulogy to his father is to see a butterfly emerge from a cocoon, in full peacock display of grace, humour and dignity. Harper served Canada for 10 years as PM in the conservative do-nothing manner, before being swept away in the Tide of Trudeau who would win an election in any country, even Russia. He channels his father's charisma, his scholarship, his belief in a more tolerant society, and he is sincere with a deep respect for every individual in the country and who is truly Trudeau.

For all the tragedy that is the Republican race for nomination, where Trump speaks in slogans and bumper stickers, the Canadian election of Trudeau fills one with hope and forgiveness of all the other Justins that Canada has given us; Bieber, Timberlake. Trudeau's election speech was structured and not boastful, sensible and dignified and instilled a belief in politics not seen since Whitlam or JFK. Turnbull could do himself no harm by aligning with this new Canada, and its born-to-rule leader. Trudeau was born, of course, on Christmas Day, 1971, when his father was prime minister and surrounded by a security team that was called Operation New Born.

Justin Trudeau was dubbed “hair apparent” by the Economist. Credit:AP

The newly elected Prime Minister urged his voters not to scorn the vanquished Harper but to embrace his Conservatives as neighbours not enemies. He ran on a platform that promised that better was possible and that Canada was stronger because of its diversity of cultures and languages, not in spite of them.

Nothing represented change in Australia more than the humbled hunched figure of Joe Hockey, sitting through a standing ovation given by a parliament to ensure that he left the House. Hockey looked as if he had been rejected to play December's Father Christmas in the capital city. Washington will think that all Australians are built like Hummers when Kim Beazley makes way for Hockey as Australian ambassador. It's lucky that the Australian embassy has been enlarged to hold its last two incumbents. Their predecessor Denis Richardson, the determined but powerful force of nature, might otherwise have got lost in such a big house. The new Treasurer, Scott Morrison, will have to rely on Malcolm's instinctive talent for the right economic decisions. You get only one Ozemail in your lifetime. In this new climate of change, not just climate change, but real change, Bill Shorten sounds like a racehorse owner at a stewards inquiry. He knows nothing, he never touched the horse and he doesn't know how the cobalt got into it but it must have been in the industrial waste leaking into the stables.