Rumour hath it............(8)

Rumour is whispering that Malcolm Turnbull is turning into an all singing, all dancing Minister for Environment and Water Resources, in an effort to improve his tarnished image before polling day.
It appears that he is now privately admitting that dams and pipelines are a knee jerk reaction to providing water security for south-east Queensland.
Part of his soft shoe shuffle and patter is also said to include the continuing refrain that he is misunderstood.
It seems that Mr. Turnbull might think that being John Howard's glove puppet is not all it is cracked up to be - now that public opinion is showing him that money may buy Liberal Party pre-selection nomination but it can't buy political credibility.