From Phil Coorey:
The day after his ouster, Abbott promised no sniping, no destabilisation…That undertaking lasted barely a week. None of this should come as a surprise to anyone. It’s what happens when you dump a first term prime minister. Clearly, there is a guerilla campaign afoot that would make even Kevin Rudd blush.
In the 17 days since his ouster, Abbott turned to his comfort zone, giving two interviews for The Daily Telegraph, one for The Australian, and spoke to Hadley on 2GB.
Amongst it all, he branded Scott Morrison a liar, those who ousted him insincere and disingenuous in their motives, gave Labor ammunition by repeatedly noting that there was no policy difference between him and Turnbull – be it on gay marriage, climate change, tax reform philosophy or border protection – and, ultimately, Turnbull was a weak leader.