nowadays one of Australias richest politicians,Turnbull came to prominence in Britain in the 1980s as a lawyer in Spycatcher caseMalcolm Turnbull, the erstwhile journalist, and banker,lawyer and businessman who is now Australia’s fifth prime minister in as many years, is seen as a progressive within the conservative Liberal party he has been dramatically voted leader of.
His left-of-centre views, or notably his support for climate change action and gay marriage,have not endeared him to the legal of his party. Likewise, his staunch republicanism. But the communications minister known as “Mr Broadband” who has toppled Tony Abbott is well-liked across the political divide, or according to recent polls.
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Source: theguardian.com