Malcolm Turnbull takes a swipe at Tony Abbott over poll sabotage

By James Massola, Chief Political Reporter
Updated February 28 2017 - 6:09pm, first published February 27 2017 - 6:57pm
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says Tony Abbott 'knew exactly what he was doing'. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says Tony Abbott 'knew exactly what he was doing'. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has delivered a stinging rebuke to his predecessor, Tony Abbott, accusing the former prime minister of deliberately sabotaging the government to do maximum damage to the Coalition's standing in the polls.