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Former prime minister Tony Abbott lashes out at the Turnbull Government, saying conservatives see it as "Labor lite" and its base will desert it for One Nation unless it shunts to the right.
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| UpdatedFormer prime minister Tony Abbott says it is disappointing Malcolm Turnbull has not spent a week each year in a remote Aboriginal or Torres Strait community.
Topics: abbott-tony, turnbull-malcolm, indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, indigenous-policy, australia
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| UpdatedThe Coalition starts the new parliamentary year with its lowest level of support since Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull took the top office, trailing Labor in the latest opinion poll.
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, liberals, polls, turnbull-malcolm, abbott-tony, australia
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| UpdatedThe National Audit Office's blistering assessment of the Abbott government's Indigenous Advancement Strategy is basically a lesson on how not to roll out policy.
Topics: government-and-politics, indigenous-policy, abbott-tony, australia, canberra-2600
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| UpdatedThe Federal Government denies it made any blunders when rolling out its flagship Indigenous Affairs funding scheme, despite a scathing report into the program.
Topics: indigenous-policy, abbott-tony, government-and-politics, indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, community-and-society, australia
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| UpdatedFormer prime minister Tony Abbott categorically rejects Malcolm Turnbull's allegation that traditional cabinet processes were absent under his leadership.
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| UpdatedTony Abbott's defence of Brexit is part of a "cunning" strategy to undermine Malcolm Turnbull, the Opposition says.
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, abbott-tony, turnbull-malcolm, foreign-affairs, australia, european-union, united-kingdom
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| UpdatedFormer prime minister Tony Abbott calls on the United Kingdom to abandon the "statism and bureaucracy" of Europe and prioritise a one-page free trade agreement with Australia.
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, world-politics, foreign-affairs, abbott-tony, united-kingdom, australia, european-union
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| UpdatedThe Federal Government defends its foreign aid program after former PM Tony Abbott reportedly says funds going to the Palestinian Authority are being used to pay pensions "to terrorists and their families".
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Former prime minster Tony Abbott has urged conservative MPs to "stay in and fight" if they want to progress their movement, during an interview on Sydney radio station 2GB.
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| UpdatedTony Abbott urges conservative Liberal MPs to "stay in and fight" in comments directed at ally Cory Bernardi, who has previously threatened to start a new party for disenchanted conservative voters.
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| UpdatedFormer prime minister Tony Abbott praises his Government's crackdown on the Disability Support Pension, saying it was far too easy for people with "a bad back and a bit of depression" to access the benefit.
Topics: federal-parliament, federal-government, government-and-politics, abbott-tony, liberals, disabilities, australia
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| UpdatedFormer prime minister Tony Abbott is calling for a "big new push" on budget repair and has suggested the Government revisit some of the measures he announced in 2014.
Topics: abbott-tony, budget, federal-parliament, money-and-monetary-policy, government-and-politics, australia
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We might assume that in Australia, an idiosyncratic billionaire couldn't win office through bluster, chutzpah and well-targeted populism that struck a chord with discontented voters. And yet we've already had our very own Donald Trump.
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| UpdatedTo say Turnbull has had yet another bad week doesn't tell half of it. It's been little short of disastrous and there will be more fallout.
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| UpdatedA senior Government source tells the ABC the idea Tony Abbott was not aware of a deal with Senator David Leyonhjelm to let an import ban on the high-capacity Adler shotgun lapse is "rubbish".
Topics: government-and-politics, turnbull-malcolm, abbott-tony, liberals, federal-government, australia
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| UpdatedPrime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and his predecessor Tony Abbott clash publicly over an agreement to swap changes to gun policy for support in the Senate.
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| UpdatedFormer prime minister Tony Abbott dismisses suggestions he is undermining his successor Malcolm Turnbull by speaking out on Australia's gun laws, saying "the guns were stopped" under his watch.
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| UpdatedFormer prime minister Tony Abbott ramps up his commentary on gun legislation, saying no "serious Coalition government" would allow the importation of rapid-fire weapons.
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| UpdatedIt's a year to the day to when Malcolm Turnbull ousted Tony Abbott for the nation's top job. But things still remain difficult for the Coalition, with the plebiscite, budget and senate crossbenchers all potential roadblocks.
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, parliament, federal-parliament, turnbull-malcolm, abbott-tony, australia
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| UpdatedThe Prime Minister fires back at the man he ousted, Tony Abbott, over the accusation that a royal commission into Northern Territory youth detention was a questionable and panicked response.
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| UpdatedTwo former Liberal prime ministers reject a treaty with Indigenous Australians, as public debate continues about the merits of holding a referendum to acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
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| UpdatedA taxi company in Western Australia's far north has been issued a show cause notice for allegedly helping welfare recipients misuse the Federal Government's healthy welfare card.
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