Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's coalition government on Monday lost a 30th straight major opinion poll, a symbolic defeat that intensifies pressure on him after he used the same milestone to oust his predecessor. Three Australian prime ministers have been ousted by their own parties since 2010, dumped by colleagues after their popularity began to wane. Some 62 percent of those surveyed said they wanted Turnbull to remain prime minister. "Malcolm Turnbull retains the confidence of the vast majority of our party room," Foreign Minister Julie Bishop, deputy leader of the Liberal Party, told Sky News. I don't think that others should," Abbott told reporters in Victoria state.

Source: dna April 09, 2018 03:39 UTC