Abbott urges Thomson to quit

By Judith Ireland
Updated April 18 2018 - 10:35pm, first published May 8 2012 - 11:50am

Tony Abbott has called on Craig Thomson to resign from Federal Parliament, saying it is ''unconscionable'' for the government to rely on his vote in the lower house, as Workplace Relations Minister Bill Shorten admitted he was ashamed by findings in the Fair Work Australia report into the Health Services Union.

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