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| − | '''Malcolm Turnbull''' is an [[Australia]]n politician who was elected Federal leader of the [[Liberal Party of Australia]], and therefore Federal [[Leader of the Opposition]], on 16 September 2008. On December 1, 2009, he lost a leadership vote to [[Tony Abbott]] and retired to the Liberal "back benches" due to him not representing the majority of Liberal members thoughts and for being '[[Moderate|soft]]' on issues such as climate change, same sex marriage and republicanism (all of which are against the Liberal party's principles) | + | '''Malcolm Turnbull''' is an [[Australia]]n politician who was elected Federal leader of the [[Liberal Party of Australia]], and therefore Federal [[Leader of the Opposition]], on 16 September 2008. On December 1, 2009, he lost a leadership vote to [[Tony Abbott]] and retired to the Liberal "back benches" due to him not representing the majority of Liberal members thoughts and for being '[[Moderate|soft]]' on issues such as climate change, same-sex "marriage" and republicanism (all of which are against the Liberal party's principles). |
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| | He has previously served as Environment Minister in the [[government]] of [[John Howard]] and after Howard's 2007 election loss as Shadow Federal Treasurer under then Opposition Leader [[Brendan Nelson]]. | | He has previously served as Environment Minister in the [[government]] of [[John Howard]] and after Howard's 2007 election loss as Shadow Federal Treasurer under then Opposition Leader [[Brendan Nelson]]. |
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| | Turnbull represents the wealthy [[Sydney]] seat of Wentworth in Federal Parliament. Wentworth has a socially liberal population, and Turnbull's stated views reflect this. | | Turnbull represents the wealthy [[Sydney]] seat of Wentworth in Federal Parliament. Wentworth has a socially liberal population, and Turnbull's stated views reflect this. |
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| − | He is now the prime minister of Australia, assuming office on September 15, 2015. | + | He became the prime minister of Australia, assuming office on September 15, 2015. His party turned against him, and he was replaced by [[Scott Morrison]]. |
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