SYDNEY, Feb 6: Conservative Australia Prime Minister Tony Abbott said today he would seek to defeat a party-room motion challenging his leadership at a vote to be held next week, bringing to a head weeks of speculation about his future . Abbott told reporters he would stand with Foreign Minister Julie Bishop, identified by media as a potential challenger to Abbott, to defeat the motion brought by disaffected lawmakers. The vote will be held in Canberra on Tuesday. (agencies)
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