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  1. www.britannica.com › biography › Malcolm-TurnbullMalcolm Turnbull | Facts & Biography | Britannica

    Apr 30, 2024 · Malcolm Turnbull, Australian politician who served as leader of the Liberal Party of Australia (2008–09; 2015–18) and prime minister of Australia (2015–18). He became prime minister in 2015 by defeating Tony Abbott in a party leadership contest and was unseated in similar fashion by Scott Morrison in 2018.

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  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Malcolm_TurnbullMalcolm Turnbull - Wikipedia

    In 1993, Turnbull was appointed by Prime Minister Paul Keating as Chair of the Republic Advisory Committee, charged with exploring ways of moving Australia to a republican form of government by replacing the Queen of Australia with an elected Australian head of state.

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  4. www.naa.gov.au › malcolm-turnbull › timelineMalcolm Turnbull: timeline | naa.gov.au

    • 18 Sep 2013: Minister For Communications
    • 15 Sep 2015: 29th Prime Minister
    • 20 Sep 2015: Cabinet re-shuffle
    • 24 Sep 2015: Women’s Safety Package Announced
    • 7 Dec 2015: Innovation Package Announced
    • 21 Mar 2016: ABCC Bills Announced
    • 18 Apr 2016: Senate Rejects ABCC Bills
    • 2 Jul 2016: 45th Federal Election
    • 28 Sep 2016: South Australia Blackouts
    • 7 Nov 2016: Senate Rejects Same-Sex Marriage Referendum

    Turnbull was appointed Minister for Communications in the Abbott government and was closely involved with the Coalition’s new policy for the National Broadband network.

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    After 30 consecutive opinion polls showing that the Abbott government was less popular than Labor, Turnbull resigned from Cabinet and challenged Abbott for the leadership of the Liberal Party on 14 September. He defeated Tony Abbott 54 votes to 44, and was sworn in as prime minister the next day.

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    Turnbull announced new Cabinet appointments to form the first Turnbull ministry, increasing the number of female cabinet ministers from 2 to 5, including Marise Payne as Australia’s first female Defence Minister. Control of the water portfolio was given to National Party deputy leader Barnaby Joyce in exchange for a renewed coalition agreement.

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    In response to public campaigns exposing worrying levels of violence against women, the government provided $100 million for relevant services.

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    The government announced a plan to spend $1.1 billion over 4 years to increase ties between the research sector and business, and increase education funding in science and technology at schools and universities.

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    Turnbull announced that Parliament would consider bills to reinstate the Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC), with the bills having previously been rejected twice before. He stated that if the Senate rejected the bills a 3rd time, he would call a double dissolution election for 2 July.

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    On 18 April, the Senate once again rejected the bills to reinstate the ABCC, triggering a double dissolution.

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    The Liberal-National Party retained government, with a majority of only 1 seat, the smallest majority government since 1961. A record of 20 cross-bench Senators were elected, forcing the government to negotiate with them to secure the passage of legislation.

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    Severe storms caused widespread power outages in South Australia, leading to increased debate over renewable energy and energy security.

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    Legislation for a compulsory referendum or plebiscite on same-sex marriage promised by the government before the election was rejected by the Senate 33-29.

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  5. www.abc.net.au › news › 2018/08/23How Malcolm Turnbull was replaced as Prime Minister in less ...

    Aug 23, 2018 · Malcolm Turnbull is no longer the Prime Minister, after a leadership challenge that became uglier by the minute over the space of four days. Here's how it unfolded.

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  7. www.malcolmturnbull.com.au › meet-malcolm › biographyBiography | Malcolm Turnbull

    Malcolm joined Goldman Sachs in 1997 becoming a partner of the firm the following year and headed their Australian business for four years until he retired to pursue a political career. He entered the Australian Parliament in 2004 and during that time served as Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, Minister for Communications and as ...

  8. www.nma.gov.au › prime-ministers › malcolm-turnbullMalcolm Turnbull | National Museum of Australia

    Sep 15, 2015 · A former leader of the Liberal Party in opposition, Malcolm Turnbull became Australia’s 29th prime minister after successfully challenging Tony Abbott in a leadership ballot in September 2015.

  9. www.bbc.com › news › world-australia-34253012Malcolm Turnbull: 11 things you might not know about ... - BBC

    Sep 16, 2015 · As Australia gets used to another prime minister, here are 11 things you may not have known, or perhaps have forgotten, about the member for Wentworth, Malcolm Turnbull. 1. He has political lineage.