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Network With Holly

‘A huge task but it’s been done before’

IT’S a bold move by TV presenter James Mathison to try and topple Tony Abbott at the election. While he thinks it will pay off it’s going to be a massive battle.

Federal Election

WARNING - Embargoed for Saturday 28 May 2016 for SATURDAY TELEGRAPH James Mathison Former TV host pictured at Shelley Beach in Sydney before he runs as an independent in the next federal election.

TV star’s mission to take down Tony

FORMER Australian Idol co-host James Mathison will take on Tony Abbott in his seat of Warringah, in a beach battle for the ages.

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Federal Election

Tony Abbott praises ‘riveting’ Credlin

Tony Abbott praises ‘riveting’ Credlin

POLITICAL powerhouse turned commentator Peta Credlin has ruffled a few feathers since taking up her role on Sky News. Her old boss has again come to her defence.

Federal Election

Abbott’s good deed stuns drivers

Abbott’s good deed stuns drivers

MOTORISTS on Sydney’s northern beaches were stunned to see former PM Tony Abbott in his suit giving a stranded driver a hand.

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The $1.3 trillion broken promise

TONY Abbott once called it “one of the biggest con jobs ever foisted on the Australian people”. He was probably right.

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Australian Federal Opposition Leader Bill Shorten celebrates after delivering the 2016-17 Federal Budget Reply speech in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra, Thursday, May 5, 2016. (AAP Image/Sam Mooy) NO ARCHIVING

Budget promises fewer jobs, lower growth

LAST week’s Budget was meant to demonstrate, at last, that Malcolm Turnbull was different to Tony Abbott. But it contains the same $80 billion cut to schools and hospitals and the same cuts to working and middle class families.

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Tony Abbott’s $7000 taxpayer drinks list

Tony Abbott’s $7000 taxpayer drinks list

HE was previously mocked for ordering a shandy light. But it seems no expenses were spared when it came to Tony Abbott’s taste in wine.

Bronwyn Bishop delivering her Valedictory speech in the House of Representatives Chamber, Parliament House in Canberra. Picture Kym Smith

‘There is more than meets the eye’

BRONWYN Bishop has said goodbye to her political career, but not without a parting shot at Tony Abbott and a promise of more details to come.

Petrol

What we know about the Budget so far

SUPER changes, tax cuts, spending on health, education, trains and fish. Here’s what we know so far about how the Budget tomorrow will impact Aussies.

Turnbull: ‘The Budget isn’t Abbott’s plan’

Turnbull: ‘The Budget isn’t Abbott’s plan’

MALCOLM Turnbull said there will be “substantial” tax changes in the Federal Budget, as he ruled out taking any changes to the GST to voters.

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

Aussies’ political focus on Facebook

HE says he’s just a humble backbencher, but Tony Abbott continues to dominate political discussion, according to analysis by Facebook.

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Who will be your SC captain in round 9?

Who will be your SC captain in round 9?

POLL: Have you been making worse ‘captain’s picks’ than Tony Abbott? Tap into the zeitgeist of the SuperCoach community to guide your armband assignation.

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18 year old terror suspect, Numan Haider, who was shot dead after stabbing two police officers. Facebook

Radical teen researched PM’s plans

SLAIN extremist teen Numan Haider searched the travel movements of former Prime Minister Tony Abbott before attacking two police officers.

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten at Parliament House in Canberra.

Tax fears linger over climate policy

LABOR has gone on the attack over its new climate policy, with Bill Shorten accusing Malcolm Turnbull of running a ‘rich man’s Tony Abbott scare campaign’.

Former PM Tony Abbott joins other politicians as they head off from outside Parliament House, Canberra, on the 1000km Pollie Pedal 2016 charity ride. Picture: Ray Strange.

Tony, here’s proof it’s time to let it go

NO ONE wants to kick someone when they’re down, but it’s becoming clearer and clearer people have had enough of Tony Abbott.

Former PM Tony Abbott joins other politicians as they head off from outside Parliament House, Canberra, on the 1000km Pollie Pedal 2016 charity ride. Picture: Ray Strange.

Tony, here’s proof it’s time to let it go

OPINION: No-one wants to kick someone when they’re down, but it’s becoming clearer and clearer people have had enough of Tony Abbott.

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Australian Prime Minister's Chief of Staff Peta Credlin looks on during House of Representatives Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING

Peta Credlin has a juicy new job

A LOT has been written about Peta Credlin since the downfall of Tony Abbott. Now the former-PM’s chief of staff has an intriguing new role.

Australian Economy

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‘Good luck selling that to Australians’

TONY Abbott rejected it as an idea. But could we soon be getting what no one really wants: more taxes?

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull attends a press conference in Sydney, Wednesday, March 23, 2016. Prime Minister Turnbull assured Australians that they were in a stronger security position than Europeans because of Australia’s greater border control. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

Weatherill: Hospital deal ‘a $5b bandaid’

PREMIER Jay Weatherill has branded a likely deal with the Commonwealth to reverse billions of dollars in health cuts a “bandaid on a much bigger wound”.

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Tony Abbott on a wave at Tea Tree Bay Noosa with another person Ivy Thomas. photo from bailey eldering instagram

‘Excuse me, mind if I drop in?’

HIS role in the upcoming federal election might be all the talk in Canberra, but in Noosa, it was all about Tony Abbott’s form on the board … and his grasp of surf etiquette.

Former prime minister Tony Abbott during Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra on Wednesday, March 16, 2016. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING

MPs give Abbott the cold shoulder

TONY Abbott plans to campaign in Queensland as part of his one-man political roadshow, but his party’s most threatened MPs don’t want him around.

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(FILES) A combo image of two file photographs shows current Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull (L) at a press conference in Canberra on September 20, 2015, and former prime minister Tony Abbott (R) speaking to the media in Sydney on April 18, 2015. Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on March 22 March, 2016 slapped down his predeccessor Tony Abbott who dramatically intervened to claim credit for policies the government is taking to upcoming elections. Abbott, who was ousted last September in a party coup, announced the government was running on his record, in extraordinary comments reminiscent of the political anarchy that has produced five leaders in five years. / AFP PHOTO / PETER PARKS AND WILLIAM WEST

Turnbull’s boost defies Abbott

MALCOLM Turnbull has signalled a renewed focus on climate change, reviving two environmental funds that Tony Abbott ditched.

‘I dare you to suspend me’

‘I dare you to suspend me’

TONY Abbott has called for reform within the Liberals, oddly “daring” the party to suspend him in the process.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull during Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra on Wednesday, March 16, 2016. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING

Turnbull’s rating hits a new low

MALCOLM Turnbull’s approval rating as Prime Minister has fallen into negative territory for the first time since he deposed Tony Abbott.

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Peta Credlin pictured at the AWW Women of the Future held at the Art Gallery of New South Wales in The Domain. Picture: Richard Dobson

Peta Credlin’s juicy new gig

PREPARE to hear more from Peta Credlin. Tony Abbott’s former right hand woman is reportedly in talks to join Sky’s election coverage.

Job ID PD480630. The Prime Minister Tony Abbott with Opposition Leader Bill Shorten during the 800th anniversary celebrations of the Magna Carta in Parliament House. Hosted by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Hon Bronwyn Bishop MP, and the President of the Senate, Senator the Hon Stephen Parry Pic by Gary Ramage

Bishop backs book’s Choppergate account

TONY Abbott once called himself Brownwyn Bishop’s “political love child”. Her new comments will ensure he has been disowned as their war of words escalates.

5 FEB 2015, New Delhi , India: Former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd at a panel discussion on climate change at the Taj Palace Hotel in New Delhi declining to comment on the troubles of current Prime Minister Tony Abbott. Picture by Graham Crouch/The Australian

Tony Abbott ‘worse than Kevin Rudd’

THE author who’s ripped Tony Abbott to shreds in a new book this week has gone one step further, declaring the former leader “worse than Kevin Rudd”.

Peta Credlin chief of Staff to the Prime Minister in Question Time in the House of Representatives Chamber, Parliament House in Canberra.

Credlin takes shot at Turnbull ‘paralysis’

PETA Credlin has used her response to “vicious and malicious” rumours in a salacious new book to take a sly shot at the state of the current government.

** File** A Thursday, May 28, 2015 file photo of Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott speaks with his Chief of Staff Peta Credlin during Question Time in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra. A new book by journalist Niki Savva, titled The Road to Ruin, says Mr Abbott was warned he would lose the prime ministership unless he dumped Ms Credlin. Saturday, March 5th, 2016. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING

Not all about Abbott and Credlin

NIKI Savva is right that Tony Abbott can come forward and deny the rumours and alleged events in her book. But there are other characters involved.

Peta Credlin pictured at the AWW Women of the Future held at the Art Gallery of New South Wales in The Domain. Picture: Richard Dobson

Abbott responds to juicy book

UPDATE: Tony Abbott has responded to an explosive account of the former prime minister’s downfall.

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