Tony Abbott bypassed colleagues on dames and knights move as Labor says it's a distraction from bad headlines

By Lisa Cox
Updated April 23 2018 - 9:58pm, first published March 26 2014 - 9:26am

Prime Minister Tony Abbott has confirmed that he did not take his decision to reintroduce dames and knights to his colleagues as Labor has criticised the move as a distraction from a bad week for the government.

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