LABOR leader Bill Shorten has gone back more than 30 years to dismiss polls showing six out of 10 voters prefer Malcolm Turnbull as prime minister.
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After admitting on ABC TV on Tuesday night he voted for Mr Turnbull, Attorney-General George Brandis was striving to keep his role.
As the new premier, Turnbull has indicated that Australia needs a stronger relationship with Israel. The newspaper adds, “It is the kind of political merry-go-round we have laughed at when it’s happened in countries like Italy”.
The new leader will be Australia’s fourth prime minister since 2013.
Accusing the Canberra Liberals of being the party’s most socially conservative branch, Mr Barr said Mr Hanson’s party room was out of touch with the Canberra community.
Malcolm Turnbull being sworn in as Australia’s 29th Prime Minister on September 16, 2015.
Mr Turnbull’s honeymoon might not last long though; he’s already indicated he’ll put his own opinions on immigration and climate change to one side for the sake of party unity, keeping the downgraded target to reduce emissions by 26 percent by 2030.
“There is no greater enthusiast than me for seeing more women in positions of power and influence in Parliament, in ministries right across the country, ” Mr Turnbull told reporters in his first news conference as Prime Minister. Abbott survived a leadership challenge from within his party in February that was prompted by those polls and what some say were questionable judgments he made.
Under Malcolm Turnbull’s leadership, those policies may change, but first he must announce a new cabinet.
With 72% of Australians in support of same-sex marriage, it looks likely the proposed reform will pass. However, when, exactly, the vote will be held remains to be decided.
Wayne Swan, who was Labor deputy prime minister from 2010-2013, echoed those sentiments: “Monday’s events indicate there is a degree of polarization in Australian politics that we haven’t seen of this depth before”, he told CNBC this week.
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Tony Abbott left the meeting with a poker face and is yet to make any comment on the change in leadership.
