Former prime minister says he was attacked on street in Hobart by a man who had asked to shake his hand, leaving Abbott with a swollen lipThe former Australian prime minister, Tony Abbott, has been assaulted in Hobart. He says he was headbutted by a yes campaigner as he was walking towards his hotel, leaving him with a slightly swollen lip. “I was walking from the Mercury office across that docks area, that beautiful docks area in Hobart, towards my hotel,” Abbott said. “A fellow sung out at me ‘Hey Tony!’ I turned around, there was a chap wearing a Vote Yes badge. Malcolm Turnbull called Abbott as soon as he heard about the incident and left a voicemail, according to a spokesman.

Source: The Guardian September 21, 2017 10:12 UTC