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Turnbull stays quiet as Abbott faces spill

Liberal MPs are angry Prime Minister Tony Abbott has made another controversial "captain's call" by bringing forward a meeting to consider a leadership spill motion.

They were due to meet in Canberra on Tuesday morning to vote on a spill of the leader and deputy leader positions moved by West Australian backbenchers Luke Simpkins and Don Randall.

But Mr Abbott announced on Sunday morning he had decided to bring the meeting forward to Monday - the first day of parliament for the year.

Expected leadership contender Malcolm Turnbull, who has not yet declared his hand, said it had been a decision for the prime minister.

"He's the prime minister and he's made a captain's call," he told reporters on his way into a party fundraising brunch with deputy leader Julie Bishop in Sydney.

Former minister and respected party elder Senator Arthur Sinodinos said he would be supporting the spill motion.

"I believe we have to have this discussion," he told the ABC on Sunday.

Senator Sinodinos said he was disappointed with the decision to move the meeting forward.

"(Tuesday) is the normal time for these matters to be considered - it gives us proper in-depth discussion of the issues," he said.

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Liberal leadership spill motions can be either secret ballots or a show of hands.

HOW A FEDERAL LIBERAL LEADERSHIP SPILL WORKS:

- 102 members of parliamentary Liberal party gather for special meeting at Parliament House in Canberra at 9am (AEDT) on Monday.

- West Australian MP Luke Simpkins will move a motion to spill all leadership positions. Fellow WA MP Don Randall will second it.

- Prime Minister Tony Abbott has indicated a secret ballot will be held on the motion.

- Whip and deputies count votes and tell party room of the result.

- If the spill fails, the result will be reported to the media.

- If the spill succeeds the positions of leader and deputy are declared vacant.

- Likely to be an immediate call for nominations and a ballot for leader and deputy.

- Liberals have no written rules, only conventions.

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TORONTO -- Ontario Liberals illegally tried to lure Sudbury, Ont. byelection candidate Andrew Olivier into dropping out of a nomination race with an offer of a job or appointment, an OPP document says.

The explosive allegation of criminal wrongdoing is contained in court documents filed by Det.-Const. Erin Thomas, of the OPP Anti-Rackets Squad, and obtained by QMI Agency Thursday -- the same day that Sudbury byelection voters headed to the polls.

In the information to obtain a production order, which has not been proven in court, Thomas said there are reasonable grounds to believe that a Criminal Code offence was committed -- "the solicitation, negotiation in any manner or recommendation with respect to an appointment to an office in expectation of a direct or indirect reward, advantage or benefit."

No charges have been laid.

Olivier has publicly released recordings of conversations he had with Sudbury Liberal organizer Gerry Lougheed Jr. and Liberal campaign director Pat Sorbara, the premier's deputy chief of staff, which he claims are proof that they offered him a job or appointment to step aside for preferred candidate Glenn Thibeault.

"Sorbara explained to Olivier the premier is desperate to win back the Sudbury seat in the legislature," says the document, which seeks full recordings of Olivier's conversations.

"I do believe that Gerry Lougheed and Patricia Sorbara both engaged in soliciting and negotiating with Andrew Olivier in their respective conversations," Thomas said. "I believe the words spoken by both Lougheed and Sorbara to Olivier assists me in my belief the Criminal Code offence has been committed."

Olivier also spoke to Premier Kathleen Wynne but that chat was apparently not recorded.

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