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Former prime minister Tony Abbott has told a Sydney Radio Station that the Liberal Party is 'haemorrhaging members' due to the influence of factionalists and lobbyists. The prime minister Malcolm Turnbull, however, has declared he will stay as leader to the next election and beyond. Meanwhile at the Greens, Senator Lee Rhiannon has criticised leader Richard di Natale and caucus for shutting the door on her at the party room.


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By James Elton-Pym, Ioane Tiperio Lafoa'i

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Former prime minister Tony Abbott has told a Sydney Radio Station that the Liberal Party is 'haemorrhaging members' due to the influence of factionalists and lobbyists. The prime minister Malcolm Turnbull, however, has declared he will stay as leader to the next election and beyond. Meanwhile at the Greens, Senator Lee Rhiannon has criticised leader Richard di Natale and caucus for shutting the door on her at the party room.



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