Malcolm Turnbull, a multimillionaire who reportedly has Jewish roots, was sworn in as Australia’s new prime minister. & took charge of a bitterly divided authorities.
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A party coup that toppled Tony Abbott from the Australian prime ministership has shed light on the machinations inside a political system that allows a country to have five leaders in as many years.
OPPOSITION Senate leader Penny Wong has called on Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to reveal the details of the new coalition agreement that maintained majority government. “He has not been capable of providing the economic confidence that business needs”.
Mr Pyne, a South Australian and leading party moderate, could be promoted ahead of expected major decisions about submarine contracts affecting the industry in his state.
The vote of Liberal Party lawmakers was the second challenge Abbott faced in seven months.
Turnbull had previously been unpalatable to his party’s right wing because of his progressive views on climate change, same-sex marriage and making Australia a republic.
“I note that you have said there will be no change in the carbon emission targets that Australia has already submitted to the United Nations Climate Conference in Paris at the end of November”.
“It is certainly the case that I urged (Mr Turnbull) not to go”, Mr Howard said, paying tribute to both men.
The early numbers in Mr Turnbull’s favour come after he faced his first revolt with three Nationals crossing the floor of the Senate to vote against the government.
Gillard herself had ousted Rudd as prime minister in 2010.
In challenging Abbott’s leadership, Turnbull indirectly attacked Hockey with the criticism that “the government is not successful in providing the economic leadership that we need”.
“During his first parliamentary sitting since ascending to the country’s top office overnight after a successful leadership ballot against Tony Abbott, Deputy Opposition Leader Tanya Plibersek raised the question of where he stood on the issue”.
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Australian Marriage Equality national director, Rodney Croome, said: “The Senate report makes it clear that the quickest, cheapest, least divisive and most appropriate way to deal with marriage equality is through a cross-party free vote on the floor of parliament”.
