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Malcolm Turnbull has beaten Peter Dutton 48-35 in a snap Liberal leadership spill

Posted by Algernon_Asimov
Tags: australia, politics, leadership spill, liberal party, malcolm turnbull, prime ministers, elections.snap

The news: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-08-21/liberals-leadership-challenge-declared/10146574

A live feed: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-08-21/politics-live-malcolm-turnbull-in-partyroom-meeting/10146280

Some background: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-08-20/malcom-turnbull-leadership-crisis-explained/10139208

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  1. Algernon_Asimov
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    Well, that was quick! The party room meeting started just after 9:00am, Turnbull declared all leadership positions open within the first 10 minutes, and the results were announced at 9:30am. And...

    Well, that was quick! The party room meeting started just after 9:00am, Turnbull declared all leadership positions open within the first 10 minutes, and the results were announced at 9:30am.

    And Dutton has resigned from Cabinet. Now Turnbull has two high-profile backbenchers to deal with: Tony Abbott and Peter Dutton, an ex-Prime Minister and a former very senior Minister. Yep. The Liberal Party is well on course to implode well before the next federal election. "Dead Prime Minister Walking."