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Leading article Australia

Knight takes Abbott

31 January 2015

9:00 AM

31 January 2015

9:00 AM

Of all the potent weapons we never expected to see draw blood from lifelong political battler Tony Abbott, ridicule was surely at the top of the list. Mr Abbott has effectively stood his ground against snide accusations of misogyny, has withstood vitriol about his religious beliefs and has remained steadfast against many of the trendy politically correct shibboleths of our day.

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