Tony Abbott launches Battlelines book

http://www.abc.net.au/rn/breakfast
He's less popular in the polls than Coalition leader Malcolm Turnbull, but that hasn't stopped Tony Abbott from putting his thoughts together on the way forward for the Liberal party in a new book. It's called Battlelines, and while he may only be the Opposition spokesman on families, housing and community services, his book is being promoted as 'the essential manifesto for the thinking Liberal'.

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[BCT071]

John Howard held back social progress for a decade.

This Abbott creature would take us back 5 decades at the orders of his master The Unholy Father in Rome.

[TheMinstrel100]

does anyone know if his book has a colouring section?

[mcdazz2011]

@TheMinstrel100 - yes it does. It's after the paint by numbers chapter, but before the join the dotted lines chapter. Thankfully, it's also been written on recycled toilet paper in brown crayon - at least I hope it's crayon.

[Ihatedawannabes]

@pscucailin what do u like about him?

[Stephen19852009]

if the current era of aussie politics was named after Star Wars, it would be "the rednecks strike back"

[pscucailin]

I have always had a soft spot for Abbott even though he is a liberal. The media just hates him because of his stand on abortion, however his views are well within the political mainstream, and he is tough.

[bluewolf20]

He will be an aggressive opposition leader with Rudd in the Paul Keating mold. The man is very intelligent being a Rhodes Scholar. Even Julia Gillard shows him respect as a capable political attack dog. Interesting times ahead...

[phatjack11]

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