PM Malcolm Turnbull says it is unacceptable Tony Abbott was passed out drunk for parliamentary votes in 2009
Former prime minister Tony Abbott has defended his past drinking incident saying its an old story. Photo: Mick Tsikas/AAP
FROMER Prime Minister Tony Abbott has defended the night of excessive drinking that led to him passing out in Parliament and, in the same breath, has criticized government expenditure and how welfare payments are being allowed to be blown on booze.
He has been under fire after revealing that the reason he missed a string of important parliamentary votes in 2009 was because he was asleep in his office after a boozy dinner from the night before.
I cant remember anyone else missing a vote because they were too drunk…
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