abbott heckeled

Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has been jostled by angry protesters at a school in southern Sydney, forcing him to cut short plans to campaign at the polling booth.

The opposition leader was surrounded by people screaming "You're not welcome Tony", and "Go away Tony" at Arncliffe's Athelstane Public School as an attempt to target the safe Labor seat of Barton backfired.

Mr Abbott could barely move in the crush, and after five minutes had to be ushered back into his car.

The protesters were a mix of Labor supporters, refugee advocates, and backers of independent candidate Michael Nagi.

Neither was it all smooth sailing during his earlier trip to vote in Freshwater.

"F*** Tony Abbott. F*** that s***," said one women, as she passed media waiting for him to vote.

Another woman held up a sign "TONY ABBOTT, SEXIST, RACIST, BIGOT".

"Don't go there, Australia," she repeatedly screamed out.

"This is the 21st century, not the 1950s."

Mr Abbott then handed out how-to-vote cards at Maroubra Junction Public School for a last-minute boost for the Liberals' Kingsford Smith candidate Michael Feneley.

The coalition is hoping to snatch the once safe Labor seat vacated by Peter Garrett in southeast Sydney.

There too Mr Abbott was heckled by protesters, who chanted: "Stop the cuts. Stop the cuts."

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