Angus Taylor believes the former PM is uniquely placed to help the party as its new president, but some fear he will render it even more unelectable

Former prime minister Tony Abbott said he believed it was his duty to serve the Liberal Party in a time of “existential crisis”.

Former prime minister Tony Abbott has been elected as national president of the Liberal Party, which he concedes is facing an existential crisis.

Angus Taylor will come out swinging in an aggressive speech to a shattered Liberal Party, just one day after Tony Abbott was welcomed back into the party fold.

Angus Taylor believes the former PM is uniquely placed to help the party as its new president, but some fear he will render it even more unelectable

Angus Taylor believes the former PM is uniquely placed to help the party as its new president, but some fear he will render it even more unelectable

Angus Taylor has issued a rallying cry for his party at the final day of the federal Liberal Council in Melbourne.

Readers react to the election of Tony Abbott as federal president of the Liberal Party.

Readers wonder what the effect of Tony Abbott’s return to a leadership role will achieve.

Chief political correspondent Dan Jervis-Bardy speaks to Nour Haydar about how Abbott’s appointment as president of the Liberal party could shape conservative politics in Australia