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Reform interruptus

Tony Abbott is determined to run a government along the lines of Hawke, Keating and Howard

6 September 2014

9:00 AM

6 September 2014

9:00 AM

The climb to Dead Horse Gap is an act of defiance against the law of gravity. Tony Abbott rode it in April 2010, churning his largest cog in slow rhythm for 18km, barely rising from the saddle.

As he rode into Thredbo for the lunch stop, the alpine weather was closing in.

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