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Malcolm Bligh Turnbull (born 24 October 1954) is an Australian former politician and businessman who served as the 29th prime minister of Australia from 2015 to 2018. He held office as leader of the Liberal Party of Australia and was the member of parliament (MP) for the New South Wales division of Wentworth from 2004 to 2018.
Mourners included family members, representatives of major Australian news networks, the journalists' union, former Australian diplomats, and Senator Xenophon. [22] When the War Correspondents Memorial was opened in September 2015, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said: "Our democracy depends on a free and courageous press. It is the war ...
Margaret Whitlam, Tamie Fraser and Hazel Hawke were made officers of the Order of Australia. Lucy Turnbull was appointed an officer of the order before her husband became prime minister. Tamie Fraser was the first spouse of a prime minister to be provided with an official secretary for dealing with her correspondence. [17]
The Lodge, the official residence of the prime minister. The prime minister of Australia is the leader of the Australian Government and the Cabinet of Australia, with the support of the majority of the House of Representatives. [1] [2] Thirty-one people (thirty men and one woman) have served in the position since the office was created in 1901. [3]
Lucy Turnbull, Australian businesswoman and politician, Lord Mayor of Sydney 2003-2004 and wife of Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull while he held office 2015-2018; in Mittagong, New South Wales; Died: Javier Pereira, Colombian citizen who claimed that he was 168 years old [105]
Malcolm Turnbull was a member of the House of Representatives for Wentworth between 2004 and 2018, representing the Liberal Party. He had two stints as the party's leader, and in that capacity, in his second term served as the 29th Prime Minister of Australia, in the Turnbull government. [30]
Former Australian Prime Minister Turnbull posted on X, saying, "Upon learning the sudden passing of Li Keqiang in Shanghai, Lucy (his wife) and I are deeply saddened. Li Keqiang served as Premier of the People's Republic of China for a decade until his retirement earlier this year.
In June 2009, the Sydney Morning Herald reported that former federal opposition leader, and subsequently an Australian Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull, a former legal adviser and business associate of Packer, revealed to journalist Annabel Crabb that Packer had threatened to have him killed when they fell out over their 1991 attempt to take ...