Published: August 22, 2018
Former PM says Malcolm Turnbull has a duty to ‘protect the team – even the people who might be your critics’
Tony Abbott has launched a broadside at Malcolm Turnbull, accusing him of failing to defend Peter Dutton’s eligibility to sit in parliament over claims his business interests in childcare centres may breach the constitution.
Abbott suggested the story may be an attempt by Turnbull – who he called a “despairing incumbent” – to fend off Dutton after narrowly surviving a leadership ballot on Tuesday and as the member for Dickson regroups for a second possible leadership challenge.
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