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Tony Abbott Elected Lib Party President
Tony Abbott will take the party’s top organisational role as critics warn the Liberals could move further right.
- On Friday, former Prime Minister Tony Abbott was elected unopposed as Federal President of the Liberal Party in Melbourne, regarding it as his duty to serve during a time of "existential crisis."
- The Liberal Party has grappled with restoring voter confidence since its worst election defeat in modern history last year, which reduced the Coalition to 43 seats in the lower house.
- Aiming to recruit at least 250,000 members, Abbott told party faithful the organization must position itself as the "patriot party" to address a "spiritual malaise" affecting Australian society.
- Former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull described Abbott as "clearly a masochist," while Independent MP Zali Steggall warned the Liberals have "learned nothing from the last three elections."
- Abbott plans to lead a "people's revolt" to help Opposition Leader Angus Taylor win the next election, urging the party to fight the "battle of ideas" daily to win back voters.
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Leaning Left8Leaning Right3Center2Last UpdatedBias Distribution62% Left
Bias Distribution
- 62% of the sources lean Left
62% Left
L 62%
15%
R 23%
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