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EPISODE · May 31, 2026 · 20 MIN

Why is Tony Abbott back?

from Full Story · host The Guardian

Former prime minister Tony Abbott didn’t exactly disappear from the limelight after he lost his seat in the ‘teal’ wave of 2019, but his new role as Liberal president has many asking: why is the party bringing him back now? Chief political correspondent Dan Jervis-Bardy speaks to Nour Haydar about how Abbott’s appointment could change the party – and shape conservative politics in Australia

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