Standing room only as Abbott headlines Liberal fundraiser in Mosman
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It was by all accounts a fabulous night at the Mosman Club on Friday as the Liberal Party held one of its first major fundraisers in a campaign to win back the seat of Warringah from
Zali Steggall.
The seatâs former occupant
Tony Abbott was there with his wife Margie to introduce the guest of honour â newly-promoted assistant defence minister
Andrew Hastie, who hails from Western Australia.
Abbott called former SAS commander Hastie âthe hope of the sideâ and heaped praise on
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