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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Dan Jervis-Bardy and Sarah Basford Canales

Can the second coming of Tony Abbott resurrect the Liberal party? Or is it another step toward ‘self-destruction’?

Composite of Tony Abbott
Tony Abbott’s prominence and power are set to rise to a new level after he was elected unopposed as Liberal party president on Friday. Composite: Nenov/Getty Images

Immediately after ousting Sussan Ley, Angus Taylor used his first press conference as opposition leader to debut a slogan he hoped would define a new era of Liberal conservatism.

“The door must be shut,” Taylor said of his approach to prospective migrants who didn’t subscribe to Australia’s “core beliefs”.

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