The Australian Financial Review | NSW liberals fight "like Donald Trumps campaign for the Presidency" The Australian Financial Review The conflict heated up last month when Mr Abbott pushed through a motion at a meeting of his Warringah Federal Electorate Conference (FEC) to throw open Liberal Party pre-selections to a popular vote of rank-and-file by members. Alex Ellinghausen. Fraught times ahead after same-sex marriage plebiscite rejected 'It's nice to be popular': Tony Abbott is back in from the cold Nice to be popular, Tony Abbott jokes |