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Malcolm Turnbull is a former Australian prime minister and Liberal Party leader. He served from 2015 to 2018, and was known for his support of innovation, same-sex marriage, and renewable energy.
The Turnbull government was the federal executive government of Australia led by the 29th prime minister of Australia, Malcolm Turnbull, from 2015 to 2018. It succeeded the Abbott government , which brought the Coalition to power at the 2013 Australian federal election .
Malcolm Turnbull was a member of the House of Representatives for Wentworth between 2004 and 2018, representing the Liberal Party. He had two stints as the party's leader, and in that capacity, in his second term served as the 29th Prime Minister of Australia, in the Turnbull government .
On 14 September 2015, the incumbent Prime Minister, Tony Abbott, was challenged for the leadership of the Liberal Party and thus the prime ministership by Malcolm Turnbull, the Minister for Communications. Turnbull won the vote 54–44 and on 15 September was sworn in as prime minister, starting the Turnbull government.
The Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry, also known as the Banking Royal Commission and the Hayne Royal Commission, was a royal commission established on 14 December 2017 by the Australian government pursuant to the Royal Commissions Act 1902 to inquire into and report on misconduct in the banking, superannuation, and financial ...
A two-question referendum to amend the Constitution of Australia and become a republic with a bi-partisan appointment model for the president. The referendum was defeated by a narrow margin, despite a majority of Australians supporting a republic in principle.
The Robodebt scheme was a controversial method of automated debt assessment and recovery for welfare recipients in Australia, introduced in 2016 and scrapped in 2020. It faced legal challenges, a royal commission, a class-action settlement, and a parliamentary apology.
In September 2015, Malcolm Turnbull called for another spill, directly challenging Tony Abbott in a rematch between the two, and winning the vote 54–44 to return to the position of leader of the Liberal Party, and as a result, displaced Abbott as Prime Minister of Australia.