Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott has warned frustrated conservative voters not to give up on the Coalition (Liberals or Nationals) for newer right-leaning parties, saying it would simply fracture the centre-right vote and hand government to the Labor and Greens parties. Abbott also said Australia’s preferential voting system made it difficult for a dark horse candidate to win power and that it was essential to work within the parties to change their direction. His comments come following the July decision by former Queensland premier Campbell Newman to resign from the Liberal National Party (LNP)—a party that his family members were a part of—saying it no longer represented values like fiscal responsibility and free speech. He was also critical of the party’s “heavy-handed” response to COVID-19. Abbott said Newman was an effective leader during his tenure as Queensland premier, and that he personally had “a lot of time” for him. “I am …