The Australian | Cabinet pushback against Abbott the 'battering ram' The Australian Malcolm Turnbull's top cabinet ministers have pushed back at Tony Abbott in an escalating fight over the government's direction, appealing to conservatives to back the Coalition despite the former prime minister's demands for dramatic policy change. Tony Abbott warns of regional 'arms race', calls for Australia to consider nuclear-submarines Malcolm Turnbull can use same-sex marriage as the ultimate conservative reform Sharri Markson: Tony Abbott is seizing on momentum created by disillusion over Turnbull |