Team Abbott has struck an iceberg. The gov is paralysed. Lieberal MP's have their phones running hot discussing who can replace Abbott. So far the favourite looks to be NBN Turnbull; a moderate who got knifed last time he was leader by the looney right in the party.
Team Abbott has gone into a huddle, attempting to fend off the advancing barbarians, trying to salvage a semblance of political face. This isn't going to end well for the huddled fascists, deluded right to the end and refusing to take the blame for destroying Lieberal hopes and dreams of a new austere Australia. It's mutiny now, with the troops switching sides.
Will Team Abbott fall on their swords? Will this be a bloody public battle fought in front of the nation? The Abbott opera continues.....
Nervous Liberal MPs have begun discussing alternative leadership options, and the pros and cons of switching to either Foreign Minister Julie Bishop or former leader Malcolm Turnbull are now being "actively" considered.
Fairfax Media has been told worried backbench MPs have been phoning each other in a state of agitation over the government's continuing woes.
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However, it has been played down by other Liberal insiders who insist the mood is one of disappointment rather than insurrection. Another described a feeling of hopelessness, but dismissed talk of a possible change as exaggeration.
However multiple sources have said that consideration of radical corrective action, including a possible leadership change within months, is under way. more
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