{"id":15130790,"date":"2026-06-01T02:46:53","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T06:46:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/abbott-was-australias-best-opposition-leader-but-his-return-to-the-spotlight-could-overshadow-the-new-guy\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T03:00:51","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T07:00:51","slug":"abbott-was-australias-best-opposition-leader-but-his-return-to-the-spotlight-could-overshadow-the-new-guy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/abbott-was-australias-best-opposition-leader-but-his-return-to-the-spotlight-could-overshadow-the-new-guy\/","title":{"rendered":"Abbott was Australia\u2019s best opposition leader. But his return to the spotlight could overshadow the new guy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Is Tony Abbott Angus Taylor\u2019s puppet master, or his mentor?<\/p>\n<p class=\"inmi-source\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/politics\/federal\/abbott-was-australia-s-best-opposition-leader-but-his-return-to-the-spotlight-could-overshadow-the-new-guy-20260601-p602nf.html?ref=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_source=rss_feed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Oceania \u2013 Australia \u2013 rss.app \u2192 manual entry<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is Tony Abbott Angus Taylor\u2019s puppet master, or his 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