Following the internal warfare inside the Liberal Party these days requires a GPS device, radar, a satellite dish, an asbestos suit, a pair of lead boots and a strong stomach, writes Alex Mitchell.
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Crikey Says: Crikey Says
To listen to Tony Abbott on radio this morning, fuming that the thousands in all capitals who turned their backs yesterday on Brendan Nelson amounted to little more than an activist renta-crowd, was to be reminded of a decade-long moment when our national discussion was dominated by vigorously asserted, self-serving untruth.
Self interest prevents Liberal-National merger
The renewed talk of an amalgamation between the Liberal and National Parties into one grand conservative organisation gives a wonderful insight in to the influence of self interest on the way political parties operate, writes Richard Farmer.
