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Malcolm Turnbull ousts Abbott as Australian prime minister

Australian challenger Malcolm Turnbull ousted Prime Minister Tony Abbott in a party leadership battle Monday, to become the country's next leader.

14.09.2015

( AFP) Australian conservative Prime Minister Tony Abbott was dramatically ousted Monday in a snap party vote forced by challenger Malcolm Turnbull, a millionaire former banker who will become the nation's new leader.

Abbott, who came to power in a decisive general election victory in 2013, was forced into a leadership ballot among his Liberal Party colleagues after Turnbull said the coalition government faced defeat without change at the top.