Incensed by 'corruption' question, Tony Abbott tells media to lift standards

By Jacob Saulwick
Updated April 17 2014 - 5:13pm, first published 4:21pm
Prime Minster Tony Abbott at Liverpool Council in western Sydney. Photo:  Sasha Woolley
Prime Minster Tony Abbott at Liverpool Council in western Sydney. Photo: Sasha Woolley
Prime Minster Tony Abbott responds to a journalist's question about "corruption" in the NSW state government. Photo: Sasha Woolley
Prime Minster Tony Abbott responds to a journalist's question about "corruption" in the NSW state government. Photo: Sasha Woolley
Prime Minster Tony Abbott. Photo: Sasha Woolley
Prime Minster Tony Abbott. Photo: Sasha Woolley

The question was a red rag to a blue tie.