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New Liberal president Abbott tells party it must build bigger membership in time of ‘existential crisis’
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Tony Abbott, newly elected unopposed as Liberal Party federal president, has called on the party to grow its membership during what he describes as an 'existential crisis', with clear concern about competition from One Nation and other challengers.
New Liberal president Abbott tells party it must build bigger membership in time of ‘existential crisis’
New Liberal federal president Tony Abbott has sought to rally the party at “this time of existential crisis”, labelling it “the patriot party” and declaring it must boost its membership.
While not directly mentioning the threat from Pauline Hanson, One Nation’s surge was clearly in Abbott’s mind when he addressed the Liberal federal council in Melbourne after being elected president unopposed on Friday.
“My fellow Liberals, our challenge is to persuade the sceptical public that we remain the
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