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Downer Has Whack at Abbott as Pair Square Off for Plum Liberal Party Role

Alexander Downer says the presidency should stay administrative as conservatives line up about 70 of 113 council votes for Tony Abbott.

Labor was delighted at the news that Abbott would re-enter the political scene. “This would be like us appointing Paul Keating as Labor president,” one minister said.

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Former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has announced his candidacy for leader of the Liberal Party, hoping to help opposition leader Angus Taylor become Australia's next prime minister. Abbott served as prime minister from 2013 to 2015 and will face former Foreign Minister Alexander Downer. The current Liberal Party leader is John Olsen...

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Australian Financial Review broke the news in Sydney, Australia on Thursday, May 7, 2026.
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