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Question Time in the House of Representatives in Parliament House in Canberra. Former PM Tony Abbott after QT. Picture Gary Ramage

Tony Abbott’s blatant threat to Turnbull

TONY Abbott has issued a dire threat to the government’s stability, forming a splinter group to derail a vital vote for the Prime Minister.

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Former prime minister Tony Abbott during Question Time in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra, Tuesday, September 12, 2017. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING

Abbott attacks gay marriage survey

TONY Abbott has taken a swipe at the way the government has handled the same-sex marriage postal survey, in his latest pointed attack on change.

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Frances Abbott is supporting same sex marriage

Abbott daughter publicly defies dad

AS debate rages across Australia about whether same-sex couples can legally marry, the daughter of Tony Abbott is making her views known.

(L-R) Eric Hutchinson MP, Charlton Farm Produce Director David Addison look on as Prime Minister Tony Abbott samples an onion during a visit to Charlton Farm Produce at Moriarty

Tony Abbott’s biggest regrets as PM

TONY Abbott has finally joined the ranks of everyone ever, agreeing that it was not the best idea for him to bite into a raw onion – among other things.

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FILE - In this Sept. 19, 2014, file photo, former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott speaks during a press conference, in Sydney. Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull confirmed Friday, Aug. 25, 2017, that his predecessor and intra-party rival Abbott had once been too drunk to vote in Parliament, an incident that's been a poorly kept secret in political circles for eight years.(AP Photo/Rick Rycroft, File)

‘Disloyal c***’: Abbott and Turnbull’s plane blow-up

FOREIGN Minister Julie Bishop has been grilled about claims Malcolm Turnbull called then-PM Tony Abbott “f***ing hopeless” and a “c***” on a VIP flight.

Tony Abbott in Question Time in the House of Representatives Chamber, Parliament House in Canberra. Picture Kym Smith

Abbott: ‘I was sober in the morning’

TONY Abbott has defended his drunk vote mishap, turning the focus on the government and claiming welfare payments are being wasted on booze.

Job ID: PD832686: Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott looks at PM Malcolm Turnbull at the event. Neither man spoke to one another. Former PM John Howard to mark 60 years of Japan-Australia commerce at the Japanese embassy in Canberra. Former Australian Prime Minister, John Howard, and Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, Steven Ciobo, during the 60th anniversary of the Japan-Australia Commerce Agreement at a function on Tuesday 8 August with Japan's Ambassador to Australia, Sumio Kusaka. Picture Gary Ramage

‘Perhaps he’s utterly lost the plot’

FORMER treasurer Wayne Swan, the PM and social media have joined the pile-on after Tony Abbott admitted once being too drunk to vote.

A combined picture of Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull (right) listening to former Australian prime minister Tony Abbott delivering a personal explanation at the end of House of Representatives Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra, Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch) NO ARCHIVING

Swan blasts Abbott over hangover

FORMER Labor treasurer Wayne Swan has unloaded on Tony Abbott for missing a 2009 parliamentary vote after he passed out drunk.

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27/10/2009 NEWS: Tony Abbott during Question Time today in the House of Representatives, Federal Parliament, Canberra.

I was drunk, slept through vote: Abbott

IT has dogged Tony Abbott for years. Now he has finally come clean about one of the worst kept secrets in Canberra.

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Journalist Emma Alberici at the ABC Radio studios in Ultimo, Sydney. Alberici is the first female correspondent with young children to get a prestigious posting to Europe replacing Rafael Epstein.

Presenters fire up in ‘bully’ spat

TWO of the nation’s most renowned journalists were embroiled in a spat over same-sex marriage, with accusations of ‘bullying’.

Former prime minister Tony Abbott during Question Time in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra, Thursday, August 10, 2017. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING

Abbott‘s cheap shot on his own sister

TONY Abbott’s sister has accused him of using her “traumatic” divorce to score a point in the gay marriage debate but denies an all-out family feud.

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Virginia Edwards campaigning with partner and liberal candidate Christine Forster at Bourke St Public School today during the local Government election. Picture: Adam Taylor

Debate gets personal in Abbott family

TONY Abbott and his sister are on opposite sides of the same-sex marriage vote, and the debate has really hit home.

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Former prime minister Tony Abbott arrives during House of Representatives Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra, Tuesday, August 8, 2017. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch) NO ARCHIVING

Tony Abbott wants a gay marriage war

ANALYSIS: Forget a peaceful, civilised debate on same-sex marriage before the postal vote; Tony Abbott’s latest remarks suggest he wants all-out war.

Family feud over gay marriage.

Family feud over gay marriage

TONY Abbott has described gay marriage as a ‘war on our way of life’ as he engages in a battle of words over the issue with his sister Christine.

Family feud over gay marriage.

‘Have you read what they say about us?’

TONY Abbott has described gay marriage as a ‘war on our way of life’ as he engages in a battle of words over the issue with his sister Christine.

Tony Abbott has kicked off his campaign for a 'no' vote in the gay marriage plebiscite.

Abbott kicks off ‘vote no’ campaign

TONY Abbott says a vote against gay marriage is saying no to political correctness as he kicks off his campaign to stop marriage reform ahead of the plebiscite.

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23/07/2017: Tony Abbott speaks to the media after NSW Liberals endorsed The Warringah Motion at the Liberal Convention in Rosehill Racecourse on Sunday. Hollie Adams/The Australian

Abbott’s final gay marriage warning

AS a free vote on same-sex marriage looms, fierce opponent and former PM has issued a stern final warning to his colleagues.

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Generic photo of a bride and groom shooting a selfie. Picture: iStock (wedding)

Ridiculous myth about marriage

MARRIAGE was created to “protect” women and children, says Tony Abbott. What now? Marriage has a truly awful history.

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Tony Abbott as he leaves the liberal convention at Rosehill Gardens, Rosehill, Sunday, July 23, 2017. Photo by Damian Shaw

Abbott claims victory over Liberal ‘hacks’

A TRIUMPHANT Tony Abbott last night declared the Liberal Party was finally wrenching power away from “factional hacks”, after his one-member-one-vote push scored a decisive victory.

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Tony Abbott MP delivers a speech at the opening of the Little Zak's Academy in Brookvale, July 1, 2017. Picture by: Daniel Munoz

Abbott, Turnbull warned: ‘Be adults’

THE Prime Minister and his disgruntled predecessor have been warned to sort out their differences, or hand the leadership to Bill Shorten.

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Former Lib premier Nick greiner to re-open the aged care centre he initially opened close to 30 years ago.

‘Be adult’: Greiner set to rein in Abbott

NEW Liberal Party president Nick Greiner is set to take Tony Abbott aside to stop him undermining the Turnbull government.

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PM Malcolm Turnbull visits the Naval Goup Ship yard in Cherbourg, France. Picture Kym Smith

Turnbull: ‘We’re not conservatives’

MALCOLM Turnbull has hit back at internal critics, boldly asserting that the Liberal Party has never been a conservative party.

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Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is seen during a visit to Naval Group Submarine Ship yard in Cherbourg, Sunday, July 9, 2017. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is in France for a two-day official. (AAP Image/Kym Smith/Pool) NO ARCHIVING

They’re all losers in this ugly display

SELF-ABSORBED politicians tempted to gloat as Malcolm Turnbull and Tony Abbott tear each other to shreds in public are in for a nasty shock.

Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott appearing on the Ray Hadley Radio show. Pic CH 7

Abbott criticism ‘only helping Shorten’

TONY Abbott has been given an unequivocal message from one of Malcolm Turnbull’s senior ministers to stop his ‘constant criticism’ of the Government.

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Former prime minister Tony Abbott during House of Representatives Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra, Monday, June 19, 2017. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING

‘Tony Abbott is a huge pain in the arse’

FORMER Prime Minister turned backbencher Tony Abbott has been described as “a huge pain in the arse” by one of Australia’s most outspoken pollies.

FILE - In this Sept. 19, 2014, file photo, former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott speaks during a press conference, in Sydney. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said Monday, Feb. 27, 2017, that comments by Abbott in a speech last week that the conservative government risked a

Abbott’s motive: ‘Why I’m speaking out’

THE former Prime Minister has revealed his motivations behind his recent comments — and atheists and Malcolm Turnbull are the prime target.

Tony Abbott MP delivers a speech at the opening of the Little Zak's Academy in Brookvale, July 1, 2017. Picture by: Daniel Munoz

Radio spray: ‘We can’t control Tony Abbott’

SENIOR government ministers are at a loss to stop a rogue Tony Abbott, as the former prime minister keeps the hits coming on morning radio.

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PM Malcolm Turnbull visiting the SMEC Office to receive a briefing on Snowy Hydro 2.0 in Cooma, NSW. Picture Kym Smith

‘I intend to be PM for a very long time’

MALCOLM Turnbull has declared he won’t be shaken by ‘political gossip’ as Tony Abbott continued his attack on government policy today.

Senator Mathias Cormann during a press conference in Parliament House in Canberra. Picture Gary Ramage

Abbott’s view not ‘useful’

FRONTBENCHER Mathias Cormann has called Tony Abbott inconsistent as Prime Minister Turnbull takes to social media to mark 12 months since the last election.

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Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott at the Liberal Party Democratic Reform event in Sydney, Saturday, July 1, 2017. Tony Abbott will speak at a free Democratic Reform Movement event for all Liberal party members. (AAP Image/Brendan Esposito) NO ARCHIVING

Abbott’s scathing attack on ‘hierarchy’

TONY Abbott has launched an attack after the Prime Minister said there was no room for “wreckers” in the party.

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