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Drowning in a sea of factional self-interests

Tony Abbott and Mike Baird must urgently grasp the lifeline John Howard has thrown them

16 August 2014

9:00 AM

16 August 2014

9:00 AM

Are Tony Abbott and Mike Baird drowning or just waving? By not reaching for Liberal hero John Howard’s lifeline of fundamental reform of the NSW Liberal Party, they may be making a career-threatening mistake. When the full details of the Howard panel’s reform recommendations eventually came out late last week, both leaders ducked for cover.

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Michael Baume is a former Liberal MP, Senator and parliamentary secretary.

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