Good news for the Libs

Good to see that boofhead Abbott will not be standing for the Liberal leadership.

OUTGOING health minister Tony Abbott has announced he has pulled out of the Liberal Party leadership race, leaving frontrunner Malcolm Turnbull and outgoing defence minister Brendan Nelson and the only contenders.

Mr Abbott is reported to have come to the decision after talking with other Liberal MPs and determining that he did not have the numbers to win a leadership ballot.

However he has said his decision does not prevent him from standing for the leadership in the future.

Mr Turnbull, the outgoing environment minister, is widely expected to be elected Opposition Leader when the Liberal party room meets tomorrow in Canberra.