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| Malcolm Turnbull: There has been a change of PM but we are strong – politics live | Malcolm Turnbull: There has been a change of PM but we are strong – politics live |
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| 3.43am BST03:43 | |
| Abbott says he’s consistently said in opposition and in government that being the prime minister is not an end in itself, it’s about the people you serve. | |
| Yes, this is a tough day, but when you join the game, you accept the rules. | |
| 3.41am BST03:41 | |
| Tony Abbott makes his statement to reporters | |
| Abbott says it’s a tough day, tough for many in the building, tough for the country. | |
| But he says he intends to take this on the chin. | |
| There will be no wrecking, no undermining, and no sniping. | |
| I’ve never leaked or backgrounded against anyone. And I certainly won’t start now. | |
| 3.34am BST03:34 | |
| Press pack waiting for @TonyAbbottMHR pic.twitter.com/1MS3O22CiN | |
| 3.33am BST03:33 | |
| Malcolm Turnbull’s son Alex, via Facebook. | |
| Pretty good week in politics. Corbyn implosion triggered, Dad became PM, hoping for Donald J. Trump to pull off the rubber mask and expose Al Gore to round it out. | |
| (We are all hoping for that on Trump, just quietly). | |
| 3.30am BST03:30 | |
| Greens leader Richard Di Natale on the new regime. Malcolm needs to get serious about climate change, refugees, equal marriage. | |
| Richard Di Natale: | |
| Well, I won’t judge Malcolm Turnbull on the basis of a short press conference after assuming the leadership. I will be very keen to talk to him about ... issues and of course, front and centre will be the issue of global warming and to discuss taking serious action to address this challenge. | |
| I understand that he’s already indicated a reluctance to move here, but that’s what leadership’s about. | |
| 3.25am BST03:25 | |
| There’s a new seating chart for the House of Representatives. | |
| New seating plan. Abbott on the bbench next to @AndrewLamingMP. Hockey remains on the front bench for now. #qt pic.twitter.com/iBaNkTjQSH | |
| 3.23am BST03:23 | |
| Daniel Hurst | |
| The Labor current motion is the suspension of standing orders to enable the condemning of the government. The division on the substantive motion has now been deferred until later in the day. Michael Keenan is now up telling the parliament about the Civil Law and Justice (Omnibus Amendments) Bill 2015. The justice minister says the legislation will “improve the efficiency and operation of the justice system”. | |
| 3.19am BST03:19 | |
| My colleague Daniel Hurst tells me that Labor has moved a motion in the House condemning disunity in the Coalition. “Who is the prime minister?” shouted Labor’s Jenny Macklin as she sought to support the motion condemning the government for disunity. The government quickly moved to gag her. | |
| 3.11am BST03:11 | |
| Tuesday morning, if you are just tuning in | |
| A very quick summary in the event you are just tuning in to the morning after the night before. | |
| Onwards. Upwards. | |
| 3.04am BST03:04 | 3.04am BST03:04 |
| While I have a moment a few links to share. | While I have a moment a few links to share. |
| The solution to his dilemma is hidden in the details of the Direct Action policy, details which allow the policy to be “dialled up” into a baseline and credit emissions trading scheme that has a better chance of actually reducing Australia’s output of greenhouse gases. The key lies in the “safeguards” the government is finalising to make sure businesses that are not seeking money from the “Direct Action” fund don’t increase their emissions and undo all the reductions the government is buying. | The solution to his dilemma is hidden in the details of the Direct Action policy, details which allow the policy to be “dialled up” into a baseline and credit emissions trading scheme that has a better chance of actually reducing Australia’s output of greenhouse gases. The key lies in the “safeguards” the government is finalising to make sure businesses that are not seeking money from the “Direct Action” fund don’t increase their emissions and undo all the reductions the government is buying. |
| In the heartland of Malcolm Turnbull’s electorate in the eastern suburbs of Sydney, the sun seems to be shining just a little brighter than usual. It’s not divine intervention. It’s probably just because spring has arrived. But for Turnbull’s supporters in Wentworth it’s a sign that their chosen candidate is where he belongs. | In the heartland of Malcolm Turnbull’s electorate in the eastern suburbs of Sydney, the sun seems to be shining just a little brighter than usual. It’s not divine intervention. It’s probably just because spring has arrived. But for Turnbull’s supporters in Wentworth it’s a sign that their chosen candidate is where he belongs. |
| Abbott has never fully appreciated the essence of Aboriginal culture, not if we take him at his word. This is the man who in 2014 said white settlement was Australia’s “defining moment”, the moment “this continent became part of the modern world”. | Abbott has never fully appreciated the essence of Aboriginal culture, not if we take him at his word. This is the man who in 2014 said white settlement was Australia’s “defining moment”, the moment “this continent became part of the modern world”. |
| 2.53am BST02:53 | 2.53am BST02:53 |
| Ah no, here we go. | Ah no, here we go. |
| Tony Abbott will deliver his last statement in PM's courtyard at 12.30 @SkyNewsAust | Tony Abbott will deliver his last statement in PM's courtyard at 12.30 @SkyNewsAust |
| Same location as Kevin Rudd’s farewell. | Same location as Kevin Rudd’s farewell. |
| 2.51am BST02:51 | 2.51am BST02:51 |
| You people are very rude. | You people are very rude. |
| #WheresTony pic.twitter.com/CfFJLYB6fY | #WheresTony pic.twitter.com/CfFJLYB6fY |
| 2.43am BST02:43 | 2.43am BST02:43 |
| Where are you Tony? | Where are you Tony? |
| 2.38am BST02:38 | 2.38am BST02:38 |
| Another thought. | Another thought. |
| @murpharoo 'Turnbullé' French for a soufflé that *can* rise twice. | @murpharoo 'Turnbullé' French for a soufflé that *can* rise twice. |
| An excellent one. | An excellent one. |
| 2.37am BST02:37 | 2.37am BST02:37 |
| This morning, Sydney broadcaster Alan Jones had a grim task. He had to note he had been, in fact, wrong to say Malcolm Turnbull would never return as leader of the Liberal party. Time was out of joint. | This morning, Sydney broadcaster Alan Jones had a grim task. He had to note he had been, in fact, wrong to say Malcolm Turnbull would never return as leader of the Liberal party. Time was out of joint. |
| As with all seismic events, it was bumpy. Alan declared he had known Turnbull “backwards.” Perhaps he would have been better placed popping himself in front to witness the approaching freight train. | As with all seismic events, it was bumpy. Alan declared he had known Turnbull “backwards.” Perhaps he would have been better placed popping himself in front to witness the approaching freight train. |
| Just a thought. | Just a thought. |
| 2.26am BST02:26 | 2.26am BST02:26 |
| Turnbulle? | Turnbulle? |
| Unhappy camper waiting for Turnbull to arrive at Government House @SkyNewsAust pic.twitter.com/UpooN2YAB6 | Unhappy camper waiting for Turnbull to arrive at Government House @SkyNewsAust pic.twitter.com/UpooN2YAB6 |
| Et u indeed. | Et u indeed. |
| 2.23am BST02:23 | 2.23am BST02:23 |
| Leadership spills can be a brutal business. I assume frontbencher Jamie Briggs earned this injury elsewhere .. but who knows? Man’s inhumanity to man. I gather there’s been a SNAFU downstairs about photographers not respecting Briggs’ privacy. | Leadership spills can be a brutal business. I assume frontbencher Jamie Briggs earned this injury elsewhere .. but who knows? Man’s inhumanity to man. I gather there’s been a SNAFU downstairs about photographers not respecting Briggs’ privacy. |
| Bit hard to respect privacy in public places. | Bit hard to respect privacy in public places. |
| 2.18am BST02:18 | 2.18am BST02:18 |
| On Sky News, one of Malcolm Turnbull’s key numbers men, Victorian senator Mitch Fifield, says he helped tear Turnbull down in opposition because he couldn’t in all good conscience support an emissions trading scheme – but things change. | On Sky News, one of Malcolm Turnbull’s key numbers men, Victorian senator Mitch Fifield, says he helped tear Turnbull down in opposition because he couldn’t in all good conscience support an emissions trading scheme – but things change. |
| Malcolm is no longer supporting an emissions trading scheme. (Well at least not until there’s a move on to switch direct action into a baseline and credit scheme. But there’s enough going on now, let’s not scamper too far ahead.) | Malcolm is no longer supporting an emissions trading scheme. (Well at least not until there’s a move on to switch direct action into a baseline and credit scheme. But there’s enough going on now, let’s not scamper too far ahead.) |
| Mitch Fifield: | Mitch Fifield: |
| We are determined to ensure Bill Shorten doesn’t win the next election. We don’t want to see Bill Shorten bring back a carbon tax. | We are determined to ensure Bill Shorten doesn’t win the next election. We don’t want to see Bill Shorten bring back a carbon tax. |
| 2.14am BST02:14 | 2.14am BST02:14 |
| Further to those announcements in the caucus, I gather Jim Chalmers has confirmed to colleagues he’s nominating for the shadow ministry vacancy created by Ripoll’s announcement/retirement. | Further to those announcements in the caucus, I gather Jim Chalmers has confirmed to colleagues he’s nominating for the shadow ministry vacancy created by Ripoll’s announcement/retirement. |
| For readers who don’t know Chalmers, he’s currently parliamentary secretary to the opposition leader and for trade and investment. He’s a member of the House Economics Committee; Deputy Chair of HoR Tax and Revenue Committee; Deputy Chair of Select Committee on Trade and Investment Growth. | For readers who don’t know Chalmers, he’s currently parliamentary secretary to the opposition leader and for trade and investment. He’s a member of the House Economics Committee; Deputy Chair of HoR Tax and Revenue Committee; Deputy Chair of Select Committee on Trade and Investment Growth. |
| Chalmers worked for the former treasurer Wayne Swan before entering politics himself. He’s one of the new batch of bright young things. | Chalmers worked for the former treasurer Wayne Swan before entering politics himself. He’s one of the new batch of bright young things. |
| 2.10am BST02:10 | 2.10am BST02:10 |
| Daniel Hurst | Daniel Hurst |
| Meanwhile, in other quarters of the building. Bill Shorten let the cameras in to film his opening address to the Labor caucus meeting, during which he began to build the case against Malcolm Turnbull and also praised the opposition for blocking Tony Abbott’s unpopular budget measures. | Meanwhile, in other quarters of the building. Bill Shorten let the cameras in to film his opening address to the Labor caucus meeting, during which he began to build the case against Malcolm Turnbull and also praised the opposition for blocking Tony Abbott’s unpopular budget measures. |
| But after the cameras left he had some other business to discuss. He advised the meeting that Queensland senator Jan McLucas and MP Bernie Ripoll intended to stand down from the Labor frontbench. It had already been announced months ago that both would bow out of parliament at the next election. At today’s meeting, Shorten thanked the pair for loyal and capable service. Ripoll served as the shadow minister for financial services, superannuation and sport, while McLucas held the mental health, housing and homelessness portfolios. Their replacements are expected to be appointed after the next parliamentary break. | But after the cameras left he had some other business to discuss. He advised the meeting that Queensland senator Jan McLucas and MP Bernie Ripoll intended to stand down from the Labor frontbench. It had already been announced months ago that both would bow out of parliament at the next election. At today’s meeting, Shorten thanked the pair for loyal and capable service. Ripoll served as the shadow minister for financial services, superannuation and sport, while McLucas held the mental health, housing and homelessness portfolios. Their replacements are expected to be appointed after the next parliamentary break. |
| Shorten also flagged an imminent announcement on Labor’s higher education policy. Close watchers in this space will know the party has been firmly opposed to the Coalition’s twice-thwarted policy to deregulate university fees but it has revealed few details of an alternative policy. | Shorten also flagged an imminent announcement on Labor’s higher education policy. Close watchers in this space will know the party has been firmly opposed to the Coalition’s twice-thwarted policy to deregulate university fees but it has revealed few details of an alternative policy. |
| There were two questions to the Labor executive, including one to Penny Wong asking for more information to refute the government’s claims about the China-Australia free trade agreement. Wong committed to distribute more details. The other question was about the digital transformation office. Labor also offered its condolences to Kim Beazley on the death of his mother. | There were two questions to the Labor executive, including one to Penny Wong asking for more information to refute the government’s claims about the China-Australia free trade agreement. Wong committed to distribute more details. The other question was about the digital transformation office. Labor also offered its condolences to Kim Beazley on the death of his mother. |
| But the political focus today remains firmly on the upheaval in the Coalition. | But the political focus today remains firmly on the upheaval in the Coalition. |
| 2.07am BST02:07 | 2.07am BST02:07 |
| Paradise lost for Joe Hockey? | Paradise lost for Joe Hockey? |
| 2.05am BST02:05 | 2.05am BST02:05 |
| Another day in paradise. | Another day in paradise. |
| That’s Christopher Pyne’s word to reporters on his way into the party room meeting this morning. | That’s Christopher Pyne’s word to reporters on his way into the party room meeting this morning. |
| 2.01am BST02:01 | 2.01am BST02:01 |
| Katharine Murphy | Katharine Murphy |
| Well hello good people and welcome to another day in circus training paradise. Ms Chan and I are juggling various projects so once again we are both holding our precious live blog baby today. | Well hello good people and welcome to another day in circus training paradise. Ms Chan and I are juggling various projects so once again we are both holding our precious live blog baby today. |
| I’d love to be able to tell you when the new regime will be sworn in, but I can’t until the prime minister Tony Abbott resigns. | I’d love to be able to tell you when the new regime will be sworn in, but I can’t until the prime minister Tony Abbott resigns. |
| We are yet to see anything at all from Abbott. | We are yet to see anything at all from Abbott. |
| Where are you, Tony? | Where are you, Tony? |
| 1.56am BST01:56 | 1.56am BST01:56 |
| OK people, the good lady Katharine Murphy is taking over now. I am off to other projects which you shall see later in the day. | OK people, the good lady Katharine Murphy is taking over now. I am off to other projects which you shall see later in the day. |
| Over to you @murpharoo | Over to you @murpharoo |
| 1.38am BST01:38 | 1.38am BST01:38 |
| Best wishes to Malcolm Turnbull becoming Australia's 29th Prime Minister Huge job with huge challenges.Therese and I wish he and Lucy well. | Best wishes to Malcolm Turnbull becoming Australia's 29th Prime Minister Huge job with huge challenges.Therese and I wish he and Lucy well. |
| 1.21am BST01:21 | 1.21am BST01:21 |
| Bernardi: Turnbull coup is treachery of the highest order | Bernardi: Turnbull coup is treachery of the highest order |
| Liberal senator Cory Bernardi is about as happy as well, Ray Hadley. | Liberal senator Cory Bernardi is about as happy as well, Ray Hadley. |
| This is treachery of the highest order. | This is treachery of the highest order. |
| Plotters will be rewarded on the frontbench. But those unhappy Liberal MPs will give more loyalty to Malcolm than Malcolm gave to Tony. | Plotters will be rewarded on the frontbench. But those unhappy Liberal MPs will give more loyalty to Malcolm than Malcolm gave to Tony. |
| With the coup that took place, we showed there is not much difference between the Liberal party and the Labor party. | With the coup that took place, we showed there is not much difference between the Liberal party and the Labor party. |
| He could not tell whether a Turnbull government would win the next election. | He could not tell whether a Turnbull government would win the next election. |
| 1.16am BST01:16 | 1.16am BST01:16 |
| Some people are cruel. | Some people are cruel. |
| 1.08am BST01:08 | 1.08am BST01:08 |
| I’m happy. | I’m happy. |
| I really am. | I really am. |
| 12.58am BST00:58 | 12.58am BST00:58 |
| Smarmy walks part 2: shock jocks shocked | Smarmy walks part 2: shock jocks shocked |
| Shalailah Medhora | Shalailah Medhora |
| Macquarie Radio shock jock Ray Hadley is incensed at the Liberal party room’s decision to knife Tony Abbott. | Macquarie Radio shock jock Ray Hadley is incensed at the Liberal party room’s decision to knife Tony Abbott. |
| He took to the airwaves this morning lamenting the fact that Australia has a “Labor-lite” prime minister in Malcom Turnbull, who he describes as an “unelectable toff”. | He took to the airwaves this morning lamenting the fact that Australia has a “Labor-lite” prime minister in Malcom Turnbull, who he describes as an “unelectable toff”. |
| “We’ve now got two Labor leaders in Canberra,” Hadley said. “The opposition has a Labor leader, and now the government has a Labor leader. [It is] the ides of September.” | “We’ve now got two Labor leaders in Canberra,” Hadley said. “The opposition has a Labor leader, and now the government has a Labor leader. [It is] the ides of September.” |
| He pointed out that Turnbull had dismal opinion poll ratings when he was opposition leader. | He pointed out that Turnbull had dismal opinion poll ratings when he was opposition leader. |
| “He was on the nose then, and he’s on the nose now.” | “He was on the nose then, and he’s on the nose now.” |
| “Turnbull and the Liberal party don’t deserve to lead,” Hadley continued. “I can’t support any party that mirrors the lemming-like practices of the Labor party in sacking a first term prime minister.” | “Turnbull and the Liberal party don’t deserve to lead,” Hadley continued. “I can’t support any party that mirrors the lemming-like practices of the Labor party in sacking a first term prime minister.” |
| The radio announcer then turned his ire on the 53 “numbskulls” or “palukas” who voted for Turnbull. | The radio announcer then turned his ire on the 53 “numbskulls” or “palukas” who voted for Turnbull. |
| “They should be identified so that the voters who voted them in at the last election, led by Tony Abbott, can simply say to them - next time, go chew in your boot, I’m going somewhere else,” Hadley said. | “They should be identified so that the voters who voted them in at the last election, led by Tony Abbott, can simply say to them - next time, go chew in your boot, I’m going somewhere else,” Hadley said. |
| “The 53 MPs who voted for Malcolm Turnbull have short memories.” | “The 53 MPs who voted for Malcolm Turnbull have short memories.” |
| Particular attention was given to Scott Morrison, a regular on Hadley’s morning show, warning him that if he takes a job as treasurer in the Turnbull government, as he’s tipped to do, that his standing in the electorate will fall drastically. | Particular attention was given to Scott Morrison, a regular on Hadley’s morning show, warning him that if he takes a job as treasurer in the Turnbull government, as he’s tipped to do, that his standing in the electorate will fall drastically. |
| Now Hadley is doing a name and shame exercise - calling out anyone who voted for Turnbull and urging listeners to ring their errant MPs and give them a bollocking. | Now Hadley is doing a name and shame exercise - calling out anyone who voted for Turnbull and urging listeners to ring their errant MPs and give them a bollocking. |
| 12.46am BST00:46 | 12.46am BST00:46 |
| Bill Shorten tells his partyroom they can hold their heads high. They picked Turnbull not because they “worked out they’re out of touch” but because they panicked. | Bill Shorten tells his partyroom they can hold their heads high. They picked Turnbull not because they “worked out they’re out of touch” but because they panicked. |
| They panicked because they know that their sterile philosophy of dividing the community has gone down very poorly. | They panicked because they know that their sterile philosophy of dividing the community has gone down very poorly. |
| 12.39am BST00:39 | 12.39am BST00:39 |
| Bill Shorten is speaking now for the first time since the leadership coup. | Bill Shorten is speaking now for the first time since the leadership coup. |
| A new leader of the Liberal party. There’s no new direction. It may not be the same leader but it is in fact the same message from the Liberal Party. This country has been going nowhere for the last two years. You know the story, we see it everyday in the suburbs and the streets. Unemployment has gone up, debt and deficit has gone up. Even the NBN’s doubled incost since before the last election. We’ve seen growth down, real wage income growth down, we’ve seen confidence down. And yet Malcolm Turnbull has said that the problem is only in the style not the substance. This country needs no more showmen, it actually just needs substance. | A new leader of the Liberal party. There’s no new direction. It may not be the same leader but it is in fact the same message from the Liberal Party. This country has been going nowhere for the last two years. You know the story, we see it everyday in the suburbs and the streets. Unemployment has gone up, debt and deficit has gone up. Even the NBN’s doubled incost since before the last election. We’ve seen growth down, real wage income growth down, we’ve seen confidence down. And yet Malcolm Turnbull has said that the problem is only in the style not the substance. This country needs no more showmen, it actually just needs substance. |
| 12.32am BST00:32 | 12.32am BST00:32 |
| NSW premier, fellow northern Sydney MP and surfing buddy Mike Baird has taken to Facebook to offer his thoughts to Tony Abbott. | NSW premier, fellow northern Sydney MP and surfing buddy Mike Baird has taken to Facebook to offer his thoughts to Tony Abbott. |
| Politics can be brutal. | Politics can be brutal. |
| What can be lost in the rough and tumble is the people, and the relationships. | What can be lost in the rough and tumble is the people, and the relationships. |
| I’ve known Tony Abbott for close to 15 years and I am proud to call him a mate. He will be hurting. So will his wonderful wife Margie and his girls. As their friend, I hurt with them. | I’ve known Tony Abbott for close to 15 years and I am proud to call him a mate. He will be hurting. So will his wonderful wife Margie and his girls. As their friend, I hurt with them. |
| Many of those throwing stones don’t see the heart behind the man who has spent decades volunteering at the local surf club or working a shift with the Rural Fire Service… not for political gain, but for the simple reason that he loves his community. | Many of those throwing stones don’t see the heart behind the man who has spent decades volunteering at the local surf club or working a shift with the Rural Fire Service… not for political gain, but for the simple reason that he loves his community. |
| This desire to serve, mixed with a deep love of Australia, took him into politics, and ultimately to the highest elected office in the land. Not once have I sensed it was due to a thirst for power. Rather, he has an unquenchable desire to give back. This has always been grounded in a deep humility. | This desire to serve, mixed with a deep love of Australia, took him into politics, and ultimately to the highest elected office in the land. Not once have I sensed it was due to a thirst for power. Rather, he has an unquenchable desire to give back. This has always been grounded in a deep humility. |
| I do look forward to working closely with Malcolm. He will lead with distinction and I anticipate great things for Australia. | I do look forward to working closely with Malcolm. He will lead with distinction and I anticipate great things for Australia. |
| But right now, I say to Tony… thanks for always putting your hand up to serve. Thanks for loving your country. And thanks for being a good mate. | But right now, I say to Tony… thanks for always putting your hand up to serve. Thanks for loving your country. And thanks for being a good mate. |
| 12.29am BST00:29 | 12.29am BST00:29 |
| We have just been digging into the history books to work out the protocol for the resignation and swearing in. Usually, the vanquished goes out to the governor general to resign before the new PM is sworn in. | We have just been digging into the history books to work out the protocol for the resignation and swearing in. Usually, the vanquished goes out to the governor general to resign before the new PM is sworn in. |
| In the case of Julia Gillard in 2013 for example, while she gave her famous press conference on the night of the coup, a staffer went out to tell the governor general Quentin Bryce of the events. Straight after that press conference, Gillard went to see Bryce. Job done, she had a glass of red. | In the case of Julia Gillard in 2013 for example, while she gave her famous press conference on the night of the coup, a staffer went out to tell the governor general Quentin Bryce of the events. Straight after that press conference, Gillard went to see Bryce. Job done, she had a glass of red. |
| Prior to Gillard, Kevin Rudd also went straight to the GG after his press conference on the day of the change. | Prior to Gillard, Kevin Rudd also went straight to the GG after his press conference on the day of the change. |
| We are still unclear when or if Tony Abbott will go out to see the current incumbent, Sir Peter Cosgrove. Presumably that job needs to be done before Turnbull can lead question time. | We are still unclear when or if Tony Abbott will go out to see the current incumbent, Sir Peter Cosgrove. Presumably that job needs to be done before Turnbull can lead question time. |
| Updated at 12.33am BST | Updated at 12.33am BST |
| 12.12am BST00:12 | 12.12am BST00:12 |
| Let’s just recap what we expect of this Tuesday: | Let’s just recap what we expect of this Tuesday: |
| 12.08am BST00:08 | 12.08am BST00:08 |
| Mike Bowers was up early ready to catch Tony Abbott for his morning ride. There was no sign. You have seen Julie Bishop’s comments on his state of mind. Here is Kevin Andrews on his former boss: | Mike Bowers was up early ready to catch Tony Abbott for his morning ride. There was no sign. You have seen Julie Bishop’s comments on his state of mind. Here is Kevin Andrews on his former boss: |
| Tony was in a reflective mood. He’s been around for a long time. He’s seen the ups and downs of politics as we all have. He said that he believed that we had been a good government in difficult circumstances and I think there was a wide deal of respect for him. | Tony was in a reflective mood. He’s been around for a long time. He’s seen the ups and downs of politics as we all have. He said that he believed that we had been a good government in difficult circumstances and I think there was a wide deal of respect for him. |
| 11.51pm BST23:51 | 11.51pm BST23:51 |
| Carpe diem. | Carpe diem. |
| 11.50pm BST23:50 | 11.50pm BST23:50 |
| What do you really think? | What do you really think? |
| Guardian Australia would love to know what you think about the leadership change through the open thread. | Guardian Australia would love to know what you think about the leadership change through the open thread. |
| Is it justified? Is it the same as Labor’s leadership woes? | Is it justified? Is it the same as Labor’s leadership woes? |
| Related: Open thread: how will Malcolm Turnbull's ousting of Tony Abbott change politics? | Related: Open thread: how will Malcolm Turnbull's ousting of Tony Abbott change politics? |
| 11.35pm BST23:35 | 11.35pm BST23:35 |
| There were tears shed. I'm not enjoying this Karl. | There were tears shed. I'm not enjoying this Karl. |
| Shalailah Medhora | Shalailah Medhora |
| Shalailah Medhora has been keeping ears and eyes across many platforms. | Shalailah Medhora has been keeping ears and eyes across many platforms. |
| Here is an exchange between Julie Bishop and Karl Stefanovic on Nine about Tony Abbott’s state of mind after losing the leadership. | Here is an exchange between Julie Bishop and Karl Stefanovic on Nine about Tony Abbott’s state of mind after losing the leadership. |
| He was calm. He was obviously very hurt. Emotionally, this is a very draining time for people and I feel for Tony and I feel for Margie and his daughters. I knew them well, and I know what stresses and strains that the leadership are under. And so it was a very difficult time for him. Of course it was very emotional for everybody involved | He was calm. He was obviously very hurt. Emotionally, this is a very draining time for people and I feel for Tony and I feel for Margie and his daughters. I knew them well, and I know what stresses and strains that the leadership are under. And so it was a very difficult time for him. Of course it was very emotional for everybody involved |
| Karl: Were there tears? | Karl: Were there tears? |
| I think there were tears shed. | I think there were tears shed. |
| Karl: From you? | Karl: From you? |
| I’m not enjoying this Karl. It is a very difficult time. | I’m not enjoying this Karl. It is a very difficult time. |
| 11.29pm BST23:29 | 11.29pm BST23:29 |
| Jockeying part 2. | Jockeying part 2. |
| Small business minister Bruce Billson on Sky wants to keep his portfolio. Please Malcolm. By the way, I really like the deputy leader too. | Small business minister Bruce Billson on Sky wants to keep his portfolio. Please Malcolm. By the way, I really like the deputy leader too. |
| If you’re looking for a bit zip zip and perpetual optimism, that’s my role... I’d love to keep doing my work for small business...I think [Bishop] handled herself with great dignity and grace. | If you’re looking for a bit zip zip and perpetual optimism, that’s my role... I’d love to keep doing my work for small business...I think [Bishop] handled herself with great dignity and grace. |
| 11.22pm BST23:22 | 11.22pm BST23:22 |
| Thanks to Northern Territory News and Cameron Clare. | Thanks to Northern Territory News and Cameron Clare. |
| the front page of today’s NT News #auspol pic.twitter.com/je3ypjU6nT | the front page of today’s NT News #auspol pic.twitter.com/je3ypjU6nT |
| 11.15pm BST23:15 | 11.15pm BST23:15 |
| And so the jockeying begins: another Kevin who is here to help. | And so the jockeying begins: another Kevin who is here to help. |
| Loyal Abbott lieutenant defence minister Kevin Andrews has been in many different media outlets, saying “pick me”. Some might call it shameless. | Loyal Abbott lieutenant defence minister Kevin Andrews has been in many different media outlets, saying “pick me”. Some might call it shameless. |
| Now is not the time for instability in the defence portfolio. | Now is not the time for instability in the defence portfolio. |
| I am prepared to work with him and be this broad church that he talks about … In reaching out to Malcolm, I’m saying, let’s embrace these traditions … I would be happy to continue in this role. | I am prepared to work with him and be this broad church that he talks about … In reaching out to Malcolm, I’m saying, let’s embrace these traditions … I would be happy to continue in this role. |
| Updated at 11.25pm BST | Updated at 11.25pm BST |
| 11.05pm BST23:05 | 11.05pm BST23:05 |
| Bishop: "This is the toughest thing I've had to do in political life." | Bishop: "This is the toughest thing I've had to do in political life." |
| The deputy Liberal leader, Julie Bishop, has spoken to a number of TV shows this morning. | The deputy Liberal leader, Julie Bishop, has spoken to a number of TV shows this morning. |
| She is laying out the reasons for the need for a change from Tony Abbott, who has yet to be sighted this morning after what was obviously a difficult night. Everyone wants to know how the Coalition can attack Labor for leadership instability when the Liberals have replaced a first-term prime minister. | She is laying out the reasons for the need for a change from Tony Abbott, who has yet to be sighted this morning after what was obviously a difficult night. Everyone wants to know how the Coalition can attack Labor for leadership instability when the Liberals have replaced a first-term prime minister. |
| Bishop says this is different because Abbott was told in February that the party was unhappy and was given six months to turn the government around. | Bishop says this is different because Abbott was told in February that the party was unhappy and was given six months to turn the government around. |
| The party took a rather dramatic act over seven months ago when there was a spill motion in the party room that didn’t succeed and no one challenged him for the job at the time. And he asked for six months to turn things around. Well, seven months later, the majority of the party room felt that he hadn’t done that and there are a whole range of matters that made them lose confidence in him and they wanted a change of leader and they were given the opportunity to have their say and that’s what they did yesterday. | The party took a rather dramatic act over seven months ago when there was a spill motion in the party room that didn’t succeed and no one challenged him for the job at the time. And he asked for six months to turn things around. Well, seven months later, the majority of the party room felt that he hadn’t done that and there are a whole range of matters that made them lose confidence in him and they wanted a change of leader and they were given the opportunity to have their say and that’s what they did yesterday. |
| Jason Clare, who has shadowed Turnbull, tells RN’s Fran Kelly that Labor has learned that it is no good to knife a sitting prime minister. | Jason Clare, who has shadowed Turnbull, tells RN’s Fran Kelly that Labor has learned that it is no good to knife a sitting prime minister. |
| We’ve seen this movie before, Fran. | We’ve seen this movie before, Fran. |
| Updated at 11.24pm BST | Updated at 11.24pm BST |
| 10.50pm BST22:50 | 10.50pm BST22:50 |
| It’s a sign! #MarriageEquality | It’s a sign! #MarriageEquality |
| 10.44pm BST22:44 | 10.44pm BST22:44 |
| Good morning my friends, | Good morning my friends, |
| It’s only Tuesday and we have a new prime minister. It was a brutal day, as they always are when an incumbent is toppled. It turns out, Canberra games were not media fiction, as Tony Abbott had suggested. In the end, it was swift. As we watched Abbott in question time, very few knew that Julie Bishop had told him beforehand that he no longer had the confidence of the party. She laid out his options. After QT, Turnbull followed Abbott out of the chamber to give him the news. | It’s only Tuesday and we have a new prime minister. It was a brutal day, as they always are when an incumbent is toppled. It turns out, Canberra games were not media fiction, as Tony Abbott had suggested. In the end, it was swift. As we watched Abbott in question time, very few knew that Julie Bishop had told him beforehand that he no longer had the confidence of the party. She laid out his options. After QT, Turnbull followed Abbott out of the chamber to give him the news. |
| Mike Bowers’ prescient shot of the two men leaving question time signalled the end was nigh for Abbott. | Mike Bowers’ prescient shot of the two men leaving question time signalled the end was nigh for Abbott. |
| Turnbull quickly declared his intention to challenge after question time. His pitch was to provide economic leadership, a true liberal government and traditional consultative cabinet. In the end, he won 54-44. | Turnbull quickly declared his intention to challenge after question time. His pitch was to provide economic leadership, a true liberal government and traditional consultative cabinet. In the end, he won 54-44. |
| This morning, Turnbull gave a brief doorstop. He repeated his expectation that the Coalition government would see out its term. | This morning, Turnbull gave a brief doorstop. He repeated his expectation that the Coalition government would see out its term. |
| He was asked, is this a dream come true for you? | He was asked, is this a dream come true for you? |
| This is a turn of events that I did not expect I have to tell you but it’s one that I’m privileged to undertake and one that I am certainly up to. | This is a turn of events that I did not expect I have to tell you but it’s one that I’m privileged to undertake and one that I am certainly up to. |
| Turnbull was asked to explain to the Australian people exactly what happened (given the Coalition had eviscerated Labor for ousting a first-term prime minister). | Turnbull was asked to explain to the Australian people exactly what happened (given the Coalition had eviscerated Labor for ousting a first-term prime minister). |
| There has been a change of prime minister but we are a very very strong government a very strong country with a great potential and we will realise that potential working very hard together. | There has been a change of prime minister but we are a very very strong government a very strong country with a great potential and we will realise that potential working very hard together. |
| Turnbull (and Abbott’s) deputy leader, Julie Bishop is explaining her actions. | Turnbull (and Abbott’s) deputy leader, Julie Bishop is explaining her actions. |
| This is the toughest thing I’ve had to do in political life … it’s a very emotional time for us all, its very difficult. | This is the toughest thing I’ve had to do in political life … it’s a very emotional time for us all, its very difficult. |
| There are many outings this morning. The front lawn of parliament is a sea of morning television programs and politicians, justifying, promoting, excusing. Mike Bowers is out there and we are both on Twitter @gabriellechan and @mpbowers. | There are many outings this morning. The front lawn of parliament is a sea of morning television programs and politicians, justifying, promoting, excusing. Mike Bowers is out there and we are both on Twitter @gabriellechan and @mpbowers. |
| Beverages are needed after the night before. Stick to us like glue. Who knows what could happen? | Beverages are needed after the night before. Stick to us like glue. Who knows what could happen? |
| Updated at 11.23pm BST | Updated at 11.23pm BST |