The Sydney Morning Herald | Turnbull and Shorten must unite - and silence Abbott The Sydney Morning Herald In a political street fight you'd certainly want Tony Abbott on your side, rather than against you. He is the champion of the negative. While he could, and should, have been a real asset to Malcolm Turnbull, he has been totally counterproductive ... National Energy Guarantee: Shorten weighs up supporting plan It's time for the Coalition to look for its next leader Coalition party room's National Energy Guarantee vote exposes Abbott's waning influence with colleagues |