Hybrid predicted from Abbott and Turnbull tussle over Liberal party reform

By Sean Nicholls
Updated October 23 2016 - 8:09pm, first published 7:07pm
Tony Abbott's motion for a plebiscite was defeated. Photo: Louise Kennerley
Tony Abbott's motion for a plebiscite was defeated. Photo: Louise Kennerley

The tussle between Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Tony Abbott over changes to how candidates are preselected by the NSW Liberal party is predicted to produce a "hybrid model" that maintains influence for party officials while giving branch members more say.

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