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(Reuters) — Malcolm Turnbull, an urban former investment banker who supports marriage equality and action on climate change, was sworn in as Australia’s 29th prime minister on Tuesday (September 15), a day after ousting longtime rival Tony Abbott in a party room coup. Turnbull, a Rhodes Scholar who previously led the Australian Republican Movement, was sworn in by Cosgrove, the representative of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth, Australia’s head of state. “Mr. Turnbull, I invite you […]
(Reuters) — Australia woke on Tuesday (September 15) to the news that the ruling Liberal Party voted to oust Tony Abbott as prime minister in favour of Malcolm Turnbull, a multi-millionaire former tech entrepreneur who is hugely popular with the electorate. Abbott was deposed late on Monday (September 14) following months of opinion polls that showed his popularity with the public near rock bottom as Australia’s $1.5 trillion economy struggles to cope with the end […]
(Eagle News) — Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott was ousted as leader of the Liberal Party late Monday night Sept. 14, in a hastily-arranged party leadership ballot where his cabinet minister, Malcolm Turnbull, edged him out by just 10 ballots. Turnbull got 54 votes over Abbott’s 44, making him Australia’s 29th prime minister. The Liberal Party however retained Julie Bishop as deputy leader after she won in ballots with 70 votes over […]
