Tony Abbott backs One Nation preference deal and says Liberals can’t just be a ‘little less woke than Labor’
Summary
Tony Abbott, the new Liberal party president in Australia, supports working with the One Nation party through preference deals to improve their election chances. Opposition leader Angus Taylor also indicated openness to cooperating with One Nation to defeat the current Labor government.Key Facts
- Tony Abbott backs preference deals between the Liberal party and One Nation.
- Angus Taylor, opposition leader, says they will work with anyone to remove the Labor government.
- Liberals are worried One Nation could replace them as Australia’s main conservative party.
- Liberals have encouraged supporters to preference One Nation before independents in some elections.
- Abbott says right-wing parties should preference each other like left-wing parties do.
- Abbott and Taylor’s leadership marks a shift to the right for the Liberals.
- Labor Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the Liberals, Nationals, and One Nation are becoming very similar.
- Recent polls show One Nation has gained significant popularity, even ahead of Labor at times.
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