Why Tony Abbott is indeed a chance to lead again

Tuesday, 17 October 2017

Tony Abbott has said it is “almost impossible to imagine” he will one day return to the leadership while revealing the one scenario where it could happen.

“When you’re an ex (leader) the only way you can come back is if you are drafted,” the former prime minister told 2GB radio on Monday morning.

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About the author

David Llewellyn-Smith is Chief Strategist at the MB Fund and MB Super. David is the founding publisher and editor of MacroBusiness and was the founding publisher and global economy editor of The Diplomat, the Asia Pacific’s leading geo-politics and economics portal. He is also a former gold trader and economic commentator at The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, the ABC and Business Spectator. He is the co-author of The Great Crash of 2008 with Ross Garnaut and was the editor of the second Garnaut Climate Change Review.