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The next stage of parliamentary life will be the toughest character test Abbott has faced in politics

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Tony Abbott’s plan for a long-term political future provides an irritant for Malcolm Turnbull but, at least between now and the election, it shouldn’t be much more than that.

Voters are well and truly over Abbott, which is why his colleagues dumped him. The electorate’s attention is now on his successor.

It’s another story...

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Dying with dignity with dementia

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imageA younger Simon Chapman with his dad, Alec Chapman.Author provided.

My father Alec, who died peacefully at 89 in his sleep, had dementia and lived in a nursing home for the last seven years of his life.

After Mum died, he lived alone in their Mittagong home for about a decade, but as he moved into his 80s, we noticed that many ordinary tasks were...

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The off-topic Conversation #77

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Welcome to The Conversation’s off-topic space. We’ve set this up as the place where you can discuss anything that isn’t related to a specific article. Please feel free to use this space to get to know each other and talk about news elsewhere and whatever else strikes your fancy.

This is also an opportunity to discuss broader...

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