Updated: 7:30 pm, September 17

It’s all over for Tony Abbott — or so they claim. Fairfax boy wonder Bevan Sheilds, who is looking forward to being able to vote for the very first time in the 2019 election, has the scoop:

Tony Abbott has narrowly avoided being kicked out of the blue ribbon seat he has held for 25 years following a backlash fuelled by his role in the demise of Malcolm Turnbull and conservative views on climate change and same-sex marriage.