Abbott urges PM to push NSW Libs reforms

Tony Abbott has urged Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and NSW Premier Mike Baird to give a "fair old heave" for reform in the NSW Liberal party.

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Former prime minister Tony Abbott says both his successor Malcolm Turnbull and NSW Premier Mike Baird need to push for reform in the NSW Liberal party.

Mr Abbott believes the pair has been "saying the right things" when it comes to changing the way candidates are chosen.

"What you've got here is factional self-interest and institutional inertia, and that's why it's going to need a fair old heave from both of them to actually get this thing over the line," he told Alan Jones on 2GB radio on Friday.