'Bad policy': Tony Abbott contradicts PM on national energy guarantee

Former prime minister says it's not true that the Coalition party room has given the policy the green light

Tony Abbott has fired a significant broadside ahead of the resumption of federal parliament next week, declaring the party room has not agreed to the national energy guarantee, and should not be forced to "rubber stamp Labor's policy".

As the energy minister, Josh Frydenberg, attempts to coax his reluctant state counterparts into a deal on the policy, Abbott has thrown down the gauntlet, declaring the Neg "bad policy" and the economic modelling underpinning it "fanciful".