 Complete the following phrase:  During his university days, Abbott gained media attention for political opposition to the then domit left-wing student leadership. Once he was violently beaten at a university conference. A student newspaper editor with political views opposed to those of Abbott took him to court for indecent assault after he touched her during a student debate; the charges were dismissed by the court. According to the Sun-Herald newspaper, it was an ugly and often violent time, and Abbotts tactics in student politics were like an aggressive terrier. Abbott organised rallies in support of Governor-General John Kerr after he 