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Former Australian PM Turnbull resigns from parliament as govt loses majority Former Australian PM Turnbull resigns from parliament as govt loses majority
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Australia’s former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Friday resigned from parliament, Reuters reports, as the move is stripping the government of its one-seat parliamentary majority. Turnbull last week said he would resign from parliament after he was ousted from office in a bitter party-room contest. It ushered in the country’s sixth leader in the last decade. “The speaker of the house of parliament received a resignation letter from Malcolm Turnbull this afternoon,” said a source familiar with the matter. Until a by-election can be contested, new Prime Minister Scott Morrison is left relying on the support of independent lawmakers to pass legislation just eight months out from an election. Australia’s former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull resigned from parliament on Friday, Reuters reports, in a move that strips the government of its one-seat majority. Turnbull last week said he would resign from parliament after he was ousted from office in a bitter party-room contest. It ushered in the country’s sixth leader in the last decade. “The speaker of the house of parliament received a resignation letter from Malcolm Turnbull this afternoon,” said a source familiar with the matter. Until a by-election can be contested, new Prime Minister Scott Morrison is left relying on the support of independent lawmakers to pass legislation just eight months out from an election.