Turnbull should stand and fight Abbott on climate: Hewson

By Mark Kenny, National Affairs Editor
Updated October 12 2017 - 3:09pm, first published 2:53pm
Tony Abbott listens to Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull address the Government joint party room benaeth portraits of former Liberal leaders Andrew Peacock, John Hewson and Alexander Downer at Parliament House in Canberra on Tuesday 1 March 2016. Photo: Andrew Meares
Tony Abbott listens to Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull address the Government joint party room benaeth portraits of former Liberal leaders Andrew Peacock, John Hewson and Alexander Downer at Parliament House in Canberra on Tuesday 1 March 2016. Photo: Andrew Meares

A former Liberal leader has urged Malcolm Turnbull to defy Tony Abbott in the party room over climate and energy policy, saying that by "drawing a line in the sand" he could deliver better policy and save his prime ministership.

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