PRIME MINISTERS – AUSTRALIA

Donald Trump slams ‘dumb’ refugee deal with Australia after ‘worst’ phone call

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Original article by Stephanie Anderson, Henry Belot
abc.net.au – Page: Online : 3-Feb-17

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says US President Donald Trump has committed to honouring a deal made by predecessor Barack Obama to accept refugees being held on Manus Island and Nauru. However, Trump has used Twitter to criticise what he has branded a "dumb deal", just hours after discussing the issue in a telephone call to Turnbull. The Australian National University’s Professor Donald Rothwell says the Trump Administration has no legal obligation to accept the refugee deal, as it did not constitute a treaty.

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, UNITED STATES. EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, UNITED STATES. DEPT OF STATE, TWITTER INCORPORATED

PM to push US over TPP

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Original article by Phillip Coorey
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1 & 4 : 19-Sep-16

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will address the United Nations General Assembly in New York on 22 September 2016. He will also use the trip to seek US support for the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, and he is hopeful that it can be ratified by the US before the new president takes office in January 2017. The TPP is opposed by both presidential candidates, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. Turnbull has stressed the "strategic importance" of the TPP in the South-east Asia region.

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, UNITED NATIONS. GENERAL ASSEMBLY, TRANS-PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP, UNITED STATES. EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, REPUBLICAN PARTY (UNITED STATES), DEMOCRATIC PARTY (UNITED STATES), ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH-EAST ASIAN NATIONS, UNITED STATES. DEPT OF DEFENSE

Shorten calls for Turnbull to fall on sword

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Original article by Phillip Coorey
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 3 : 5-Jul-16

Anthony Albanese has ruled out a leadership challenge if the Australian Labor Party loses the 2016 federal election. Meanwhile, Opposition Leader Bill Shorten says Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull should accept responsibility for the "farcical" situation in the Senate and resign, arguing that his voting reforms have resulted in greater instability in the upper house. Turnbull will also come under pressure from the National Party to be given an additional cabinet portfolio if the Coalition is re-elected.

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AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, NATIONAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, ONE NATION PARTY, LIBERAL PARTY OF VICTORIA

Turnbull faces Liberal revolt

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Original article by Dennis Shanahan, David Crowe
The Australian – Page: 1 & 4 : 4-Jul-16

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has held preliminary talks with key crossbenchers, who could determine the outcome of the federal election. However, Coalition ministers and backbenchers will insist on being consulted by Turnbull regarding any deals with the crossbenchers. Meanwhile, Turnbull has attracted criticism over the Coalition’s election campaign, but senior Coalition MPs have expressed support for him.

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LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, NATIONAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, AUSTRALIA. ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPT, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF INDUSTRY, INNOVATION AND SCIENCE, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, AUSTRALIAN ELECTORAL COMMISSION, NICK XENOPHON TEAM, SKY NEWS, RADIO NATIONAL

Turnbull must leave the Lodge and the parliament – now

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Original article by Terry McCrann
Herald Sun – Page: 3 : 4-Jul-16

Even if the Coalition is returned to office as a minority government, Malcolm Turnbull cannot be permitted to remain in the role of prime minister. He must either resign or be sacked by the Liberal Party, or the National Party must withdraw its support for the coalition if Turnbull remains at the helm. He has lost the healthy majority in parliament gained under predecessor Tony Abbott in 2013, while the Senate voting reforms have made the upper house even more dysfunctional and ensured that the Coalition cannot get its legislation passed.

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, NATIONAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA

Turnbull 57% (but down 19%) still preferred Australian PM cf. Shorten 24% (up 10%) after Federal Budget handed down

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Morgan Poll Update – Page: Online : 6-May-16

A special telephone Morgan Poll, which was carried out on 4-5 May 2016, has found that 57 per cent of Australian electors rate Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull as the "Better PM"’. This is 19 per cent lower than a telephone Morgan Poll in October 2015. In contrast, 24 per cent of electors rate Opposition Leader Bill Shorten as the "Better PM", an increase of 10 per cent. Meanwhile, the number of electors who approve of Turnbull’s handling of his job as PM has fallen by 23 per cent to 43 per cent, and the proportion of electors who approve of Shorten’s handling of his job as Opposition Leader has risen by nine per cent to 34 per cent. Voting Intention telephone Morgan Poll conducted after Budget released Friday 6, 2016 – LNP 51% ALP 49%.

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MORGAN POLL, ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY

Turnbull puts trust in job-creation record

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Original article by David Crowe
The Australian – Page: 5 : 20-Apr-16

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has rejected suggestions that the 2016 election campaign has begun, stressing that he will not request the dissolution of Parliament until after the Budget is handed down on 3 May. Turnbull has also signalled that trust will be a key theme of the election, and highlighted the Coalition Government’s track record on job creation since it took office in 2013.

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY

PM urges business to seize China opportunity

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Original article by Jacob Greber
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 5 : 3-Mar-16

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says Australian companies should seek to capitalise on the opportunities created by China’s transition to a consumer-focused economy. Turnbull has identified industries such as tourism and service as ones that can benefit from Australia’s growing trade relations with China, particularly as China’s demand for industrial commodities declines.

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, AUSTRALIA CHINA BUSINESS COUNCIL, RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA

Yellen to meet PM as market turmoil reigns

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Original article by John Kehoe
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 4 : 18-Jan-16

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s first official trip to the US has coincided with a sharp sell-off on global sharemarkets and renewed concerns about the outlook for the Chinese economy. Turnbull’s itinerary will include meetings with President Barack Obama, Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen and Treasury secretary Jack Lew. In addition to issues such as the state of financial and commodity markets, Turnbull’s agenda will include the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership.

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, UNITED STATES. EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, UNITED STATES. FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD, UNITED STATES. DEPT OF THE TREASURY, TRANS-PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP, THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INCORPORATED, DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVERAGE INDEX

Turnbull supported as Liberal Leader by 64% while Shorten (9%) is fourth choice as ALP Leader behind Plibersek, Albanese & Swan

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Morgan Poll Update – Page: Online : 23-Oct-15

A special telephone Morgan Poll, which was carried out from 20-22 October 2015, has found that 64 per cent of Australian electors prefer Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull as Liberal Leader, an increase of 20 per cent since July. Some 12 per cent of electors prefer Deputy Leader Julie Bishop as Liberal Leader, while eight per cent prefer former PM Tony Abbott. Meanwhile, 27 per cent of electors prefer Deputy Leader Tanya Plibersek as Australian Labor Party Leader, ahead of Anthony Albanese (23 per cent), former treasurer Wayne Swan (10 per cent) and current Opposition Leader Bill Shorten (nine per cent). Roy Morgan Research executive chairman Gary Morgan notes that Coalition supporters have swung decisively behind the new PM: 70 per cent now strongly prefer Turnbull, ahead of Abbott (12 per cent) and Julie Bishop (seven per cent).

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MORGAN POLL, ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, NATIONAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET