Is Labor 'running dead' in Canning to protect Tony Abbott?

By Mark Kenny, Lisa Cox
Updated September 2 2015 - 10:13pm, first published 12:47pm
Opposition Leader pictured with the ALP's candidate for Canning Matt Keogh during a visit to the electorate last month. Photo: Philip Gostelow
Opposition Leader pictured with the ALP's candidate for Canning Matt Keogh during a visit to the electorate last month. Photo: Philip Gostelow
Prime Minister Tony Abbott and the Liberal Party's Canning candidate Andrew Hastie in Perth last month. Photo: Thomas Davidson
Prime Minister Tony Abbott and the Liberal Party's Canning candidate Andrew Hastie in Perth last month. Photo: Thomas Davidson

Labor has fuelled speculation it is more concerned with ensuring Tony Abbott remains Liberal leader than winning the Canning byelection, mounting what has been reported to federal cabinet as a low profile campaign in the West Australian seat.

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