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Abbott v Turnbull: the fight for the Liberal Party's soul
The question isn't whether Turnbull survives. It's whether in the long run the Liberal Party does.
Waleed Aly is co-host of Ten's The Project and is a lecturer in politics at Monash University. He writes fortnightly for Fairfax.
The question isn't whether Turnbull survives. It's whether in the long run the Liberal Party does.
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