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Can Tony Abbott survive leadership challenge? – Q&A Decision to give Prince Philip a knighthood was seen as final straw for Australian PM after a series of difficulties  Tony Abbott vows to stare down campaign to end his leadership Prime minister says he and Julie Bishop will ‘stand together’ in urging Liberals to defeat Tuesday’s party room spill motion  How Tony Abbott can use the lack of rules to survive a leadership spill vote The Liberal party has no rules about whether the vote to force a spill is secret or not. And that may be all the prime minister needs to save his job on Tuesday  Tony Abbott vows to fight Liberal leadership spill motion – live Prime minister addresses issue after WA Liberal MP Luke Simpkins moves to bring a leadership vote against the PM. Follow updates live ...
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Abbott has forgotten that the Liberals' primary constituency is their party room | Norman Abjorensen The Liberal party belongs to strong leaders, but Abbott never managed to achieve the authority of a Holt, Fraser or Howard – and certainly not of Menzies
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Tony Abbott on the brink: where did it all go wrong? - video The Australian prime minister, Tony Abbott, faces a leadership challenge after months of poor poll ratings and political missteps