Canning byelection: Abbott asked about leadership and Dutton's 'lame joke'

Tony Abbott, on his third visit to the electorate, says Peter Dutton's joke about rising sea levels and Liberal leadership speculation are 'not about me'

The prime minister, Tony Abbott, has dodged questions about his leadership and criticism of an insensitive joke made by government frontbencher, saying both issues were "not about me".

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