Whether you like his politics or not, no doubt he is intelligent and has ability to understand world affairs. I lean left, but if I had to chose between Malcolm and ScoMo would rather have Malcolm. The liberals shot themselves in the foot.
Plus his incredibly stupid comment of "The laws of mathematics are very commendable, but the only law that applies in Australia is the law of Australia". As someone with a passing knowledge of cryptography that made me head-desk.