BILL Shorten has denied members of former Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s camp have been leaking inside information to Labor in a bid to “bring down Malcolm Turnbull”.

Reports that the Abbott camp was leaking to Labor have emerged as internal Liberal Party tensions continue to boil over.

Tensions within the party flared this week after Defence Minister Christopher Pyne’s comments on same-sex marriage leaked, with several Liberal backbenchers telling media they wanted a Cabinet reshuffle to see more conservative voices in the ministry.

Mr Shorten said this morning the reports were “completely wrong” and that it was “not exactly a secret” that the Liberal Party was at war with itself.

“I’m not interested whether or not Malcolm Turnbull, Tony Abbott and Peter Dutton and Christopher Pyne are all fighting each other,” he said.

“I’m not interested in Malcolm Turnbull’s internal war. I’m interested instead to stop the cuts to penalty rates.

“The Liberals can fight each other as much as they want, I will fight for the working people of this country because that’s what I’m paid to do.”

The Opposition leader was forced into a denial after independent senator Derryn Hinch told Sky News last night senior people in the Abbott camp were “leaking directly to Bill Shorten”.

“They want to bring down Malcolm Turnbull, they don’t care if they lose the next election, they’ll start again and they’ll regroup and this is from the Abbott camp,” Senator Hinch said.

Prime Minister Turnbull dodged questions about internal tensions within the Liberal Party today while announcing that work was about to begin on ‘Snowy Hydro 2.0’.

“Australians are bored — fed up with journalists and politicians talking among themselves,” Mr Turnbull said.

“They’re not interested in the personalities among politicians, they want to know what they’re doing.”

Asked about the push for a Cabinet reshuffle, Mr Turnbull said he had an “outstanding” team and supported all of his ministers.

His comments came after former Prime Minister Tony Abbott gave a major speech last night saying Australia was “not working as it should” and vowing to be there “when” the Prime Minister’s leadership falls apart.

Several other conservative Liberal backbenchers spoke to media yesterday to express their frustrations with party leadership after Defence Minister Christopher Pyne’s comments on same-sex marriage to a private gathering were leaked.

Attorney-General George Brandis warned his Liberal colleagues this morning to stop speaking out against the government.

“My message to all my colleagues is that this is a distraction,” Senator Brandis told the ABC this morning. “It’s nothing but a distraction.”

Senator Brandis said the distraction came at a “particularly successful” time for the government, which had passed industrial relations and school funding reforms since the election and was on the cusp of a significant energy announcement.

“That is what people expect of the government, and with all due respect to political commentators, they are bored by the insider gossip and the ‘tittle-tattle’,” he said.

Senator Brandis said Mr Abbott was entitled to speak as a backbencher and former prime minister.

“As a former prime minister and a former leader of the party, we would all expect of him that he would do everything he can to assist this government,” he said.

“I am determined, and Malcolm Turnbull is determined, and every one of our ministers is determined, not to be distracted by political tittle-tattle that really doesn’t matter, that doesn’t improve the lives of the Australian people,” Senator Brandis said.

Meanwhile, the party leadership is also facing revolt from backbenchers who support same-sex marriage.

National Party MP George Christensen has revealed a number Liberal MPs were planning to cross the floor over same-sex marriage unless the Coalition’s plebiscite policy was changed.

I only crossed floor on penalty rates after Lib SSM advocate told me Lib SSM supporters will cross floor if plebiscite policy isn't changed. — George Christensen (@GChristensenMP) June 27, 2017

Rubbish. Was hesitant 2 cross floor as I knew it could be used as reason 2 cross on SSM. When told they'd cross anyway, concern was removed. — George Christensen (@GChristensenMP) June 27, 2017

The outspoken Queensland MP wrote on Twitter last night he only crossed the floor on penalty rates after Liberal same-sex marriage advocates told him they would cross.

“Was hesitant [to] cross floor as I knew it could be used as reason [to] cross on SSM,” he said.

“When told they’d cross anyway, concern was removed.”

Prime Minister Turnbull yesterday dismissed speculation of leadership tensions and party infighting as “very often fake news” and “click bait”.