Governor-General Abbott? Fascinating: PM

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has laughed off a "fascinating" suggestion to put Tony Abbott forward as the next governor-general.

File image of Former prime minister Tony Abbott at a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra. Source: AAP

Malcolm Turnbull has shrugged off a "fascinating" suggestion to put his predecessor Tony Abbott forward as the next governor-general of Australia.

The prime minister insisted he was loathe to speculate on vice-regal matters but the idea proved News Corp columnist Miranda Devine was "as original and creative as ever".

"You never, ever speculate on vice-regal matters, even if it's as fascinating a suggestion as Miranda has made," he told Network Seven on Wednesday.