Anthony Albanese: Labor is convinced there is some truth to the reports, describing the newspaper as an annexe of the prime minister media office."These stories don't come and go when they are in the Daily Telegraph," frontbencher Anthony Albanese said, according to Nine News Australia. Any clear-out would be a response to Mr Abbott being "stalked" for the Liberal leadership by Malcolm Turnbull, Julie Bishop and Mr Morrison, he said. For his part, Mr Abbott insisted the government was totally focussed on jobs, economic growth and community safety, "not Canberra insider gossip". In the firing line apparently are Defence Minister Kevin Andrews, government Senate leader Eric Abetz, Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane, Trade Minister Andrew Robb and junior infrastructure minister Jamie Briggs. Treasurer Joe Hockey, under fire from coalition MPs disgruntled with his performance, is not among the ministers supposedly under threat."I'm sure his job is absolutely secure," cabinet colleague Christopher Pyne told the Nine Network. He suggested cutting the budgets of some of his ministerial colleagues might have something to do with talk about his performance."Some of them aren't very happy," he said. Mr Hockey told Radio 2GB the only jobs he was concerned about were those of other Australians.
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