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Leading article Australia

It was Mr Turnbull wot dunnit

25 August 2018

9:00 AM

25 August 2018

9:00 AM

As we go to press, it’s unclear whether the inevitable second round of the Liberal party spill drama will already have played out or waits until parliament resumes in September. Either way, prime minister Malcolm Turnbull looks finished. Whether his final nemesis is Peter Dutton, a restored Tony Abbott or some compromise candidate, the ABC-Fairfax narrative labels this week as the denouement of Mr Abbott’s determined revenge for his ousting almost three years ago.

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