Newspapers nationwide condemn Tony Abbott's captain's call

By Primrose Riordan
Updated January 27 2015 - 2:18pm, first published 1:23pm
Prime Minister Tony Abbott at the Australia Day citizenship ceremony in Canberra.  Photo:  Rohan Thomson
Prime Minister Tony Abbott at the Australia Day citizenship ceremony in Canberra. Photo: Rohan Thomson

Editorials of newspapers across the country have slammed Prime Minister Tony Abbott's decision to hand Prince Philip a Knighthood, labelling the move "ludicrous" and "flabbergasting".