A thirst for power lies at the heart of Abbott's agenda

By Bruce Haigh
Updated April 18 2018 - 10:34pm, first published October 23 2012 - 3:00am

Writer David Marr put the cat among the pigeons with his Quarterly Essay on Tony Abbott. Abbott would have us believe that he has changed since his days at university, when by Marr's account he was an insufferable bully and misogynist - a word much used in relation to Abbott, particularly these days.

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