Unopposed nomination comes seven years after Abbott lost his Sydney seat of Warringah at the 2019 election
Tony Abbott will become the new federal Liberal party president in a return to the political frontlines for the conservative former prime minister.
Abbott was the only nominee for the presidency after the other contender – former foreign minister Alexander Downer – chose to instead run for one of the vice-president’s positions.
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This article was originally published by The Guardian and written by Dan Jervis-Bardy, Ben Doherty and Benita Kolovos.
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