Press Club speech critical moment for floundering Abbott

By Jacqueline Maley and James Massola
Updated February 1 2015 - 4:13pm, first published January 31 2015 - 9:46am
Campbell Newman has tried to distance Tony Abbott from the Queensland campaign. Photo: Renee Melides
Campbell Newman has tried to distance Tony Abbott from the Queensland campaign. Photo: Renee Melides
Tony Abbott's address on Monday will be a critical moment to outline his plans for the future. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Tony Abbott's address on Monday will be a critical moment to outline his plans for the future. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

When the Prime Minister stands on the podium at the National Press Club on Monday, he has one chief task: to wrench our gaze forward and make his listeners, from the journalists in the room to the ordinary voters who consume their politics via snippets on the nightly news, focus on the future.

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