Said all along Tony's aim is to bring Turnbull down even if it costs the Libs government.
Tony Abbott told his 'somewhat destructive' interventions will help Shorten be next PM
Katharine Murphy Political editor
Friday 21 April 2017 10.56 AEST Last modified on Friday 21 April 2017 10.58 AEST
Finance minister Matthias Cormann says he engaged in ‘very direct’ conversation with Abbott about working as a team
Mathias Cormann has again urged Tony Abbott to pull his head in, arguing his regular public interventions will help Bill Shorten become the next prime minister.
The finance minister confirmed he engaged in a “very direct” conversation with Abbott about the desirability of working as a team, and he observed that the former prime minister’s “somewhat destructive” interventions made it hard for members of the government to defend his policy legacy.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/apr/21/tony-abbott-told-his-somewhat-destructive-interventions-will-help-shorten-be-next-pm