A senior Liberal MP is dismissing leadership talk, insisting Tony Abbott will still be prime minister at the next election.
Speculation is mounting that Malcolm Turnbull could challenge Mr Abbott for the top job.
But parliamentary secretary Steve Ciobo told ABC radio on Monday colleagues are not immersing themselves in chatter about the leadership, saying: "I have no doubt that Tony Abbott will lead us to the next election".
Finance Minister Mathias Cormann told Sky News the leadership team of Mr Abbott and Julie Bishop still enjoyed "overwhelming support".
He urged his Liberal colleagues to get on with their jobs, especially with the Canning by-election coming up on Saturday.
Senator Cormann also played down early election speculation, saying Mr Abbott will "absolutely" be prime minister going into any poll.
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