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Turnbull defeats Abbott to become Australian PM

– Brutal politics –

The next national election, which must be held by mid-January 2017, is expected to be called some time next year and Turnbull said failure to change would mean losing power to Labour leader Bill Shorten.

“If we continue with Mr Abbott as Prime Minister, it is clear enough what will happen. He will cease to be prime minister and he’ll be succeeded by Mr Shorten,” Turnbull said.

Australian politics can be a brutal affair, with party leaderships switching rapidly after often vicious and sudden coups.

Turnbull previously led the Liberal Party in opposition before being ousted by Abbott in late 2009.

Abbott then lost the 2010 election to Labour’s Julia Gillard, but led his party to a resounding victory in 2013.

Turnbull said Monday that Australia needed a style of leadership “that respects the people’s intelligence, that explains these complex issues and then sets out the course of action we believe we should take”.

“We need advocacy, not slogans,” he said.

The Labour Party has enjoyed a solid lead over the government since last year, with a Newspoll survey last week finding 63 percent of voters dissatisfied with Abbott’s performance.

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