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Abbott needs better advice, Turnbull needs to bury his pride

2 November 2016

7:31 AM

2 November 2016

7:31 AM

Australian Liberal Party Campaign As Election Preparations Enter Final WeekYes, it is true that the buck stops with him, and that he is responsible for his decisions and actions, but one wonders at the strategic political advice given to Tony Abbott lately.

Abbott’s interventions in the Adler shotgun for legislative vote farrago badly, possibly fatally, damaged his prospects of a leadership return in his rush to defend his own honour. 

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