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George, Abbott and Howard were both Liberals too

15 May 2018

7:52 AM

15 May 2018

7:52 AM

The contest for the philosophical soul of the Liberal Party seems as old as the hills when one recalls the skirmishes of the 1980s between “wets” and “dries”, or the more recent tussles between “moderates” and “conservatives”. This perennial struggle raised its head only again this past week between George Brandis and Tony Abbott.

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