certainly kevin rudd's decision to dump one of his signature climate policies was. really i think public support and support of his party i've actually and the lesson from malcolm turnbull's leadership. and its wake i think is that he had sought to. climate skeptics we need to own party and that strategy did not work why does the country then have so many prime ministers lately. well partly it's to do with the internal politics of the age side of politics here and where parliamentary democracy our lady is on directly elected by the public. geographic area each electorate in australia elects that and bob and then the political party and a majority puts forward our nominee it's nominee for the prime minister so the parties themselves have the capability if they are unhappy are removing a prime minister meets him without going to go to the general colum lynch labor as i said it's had similar problems it has changed its own internal hiding rules to prevent this type of things from happening recognising that we've been astray out disunity is dead as we say but the libera

overthrown and that's just since two thousand and ten former prime minister and that labor leader kevin rudd was replaced by his deputy julia gillard just months before the two thousand and ten election rudd read talk of the leadership from dillard in june twenty third scene but his party was then beaten in that year's election by the liberals who led by tony abbott and then he lost the leadership of his party to knock him turnbull in september of twenty fifteen let's try to wade through all of this with peter hartcher the political editor of the sydney morning herald he's on the line now from the strain in capital camera first of all is there a timeline at the moment do we know if there's going to be a party vote today thursday. there is no specific trial yet amounts but it will be today and the government has your characteristics suspended or adjourned the parliament will be afternoon in which going to pop normal parliamentary business was suspended and going to be normal that question time also has been cancelled while the government the governing party the liberal national coalition so w

australian prime minister has been ousted since twenty ten former prime minister and labor leader kevin rudd was replaced by his deputy julia just months before the twenty ten election rudd re took the leadership from dillard in june twenty third a teen but his party was then beaten in that year's election by the liberals led by tony abbott but he lost the leadership of his party to malcolm turnbull in september twenty fifteen where peter hartcher is political editor of the sydney morning herald he says malcolm turnbull's eager to highlight the legal problems that peter dutton may face before he could ever become prime minister. well he surrendering really to what he has called an internal peace a rickshaw in designed to try to bully the government further to the right he said that in the event that the dissidents can get a majority of. signatures on a petition to hold a special party meeting that he would call that meeting and that would be tomorrow and at that meeting he would contest the leadership against challenges we've heard from constitutional scholars that the case is a borderline c

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thrown out of office since two thousand and ten just before that year's elections then labor leader kevin rudd was replaced by his deputy julia guillard rudd's retort the leadership from dillard in june two thousand and thirteen but his party was beaten in that year's election by the liberals led by tony abbott well then lost a leadership challenge malcolm turnbull in september two thousand and fifteen malcolm turnbull now plans to resign from parliament forcing a byelection ebony bennett is deputy director of the strainer institute a public policy think tank she says turnbull's resignation could force an early election so at the moment the term the greatest temple government had a very slim majority of one. went well and former prime minister malcolm turnbull's in new south wales. very well to do. that very comfortably very many years but if he does resign and go to the byelection or indeed and then that really does put that threat. prime minister scott morrison ability to form a government it is the same state but by elections and tories sleep difficult for sitting governments here in austra

minister has been overthrown since two thousand and ten former prime minister and labor leader kevin rudd was replaced by his deputy july just months before the twenty ten election will rudd retake the leadership from dillard in june twenty third teen but his party was then beat in that year's election by the liberals led by tony abbott but he lost the leadership of his party to malcolm turnbull in september twenty fifth peter hartcher is political editor of the sydney morning herald he joins us on the phone from australia's capital canberra so what do you make of what malcolm turnbull is saying he's setting out what he sees as a democratic process what do you make of it. well he's surrendering really to what he has cold and colonel piece originally designed to try to bully the government. he said that in the event that the dissidents can get a majority of. signatures on a petition to hold a special party making it he would call that meeting and that would be tomorrow and at that meeting he would contest the leadership against challenges. he spoke about this significant issue of illegitim

thrown out of office since two thousand and ten just before that year's elections then labor leader kevin rudd was replaced by his deputy julia guillard rudd retort the leadership from dillard in june two thousand and thirteen but his party was beaten in that year's election by the liberals led by tony abbott abbott then lost a leadership challenge to malcolm turnbull in september two thousand and fifteen. can turn will now plans to resign from parliament forcing a by election every ballot is deputy director of the australian institute of public policy think tank she says turnbull's resignation could force an early election. so at the moment the term for the greatest temple government had a very slim majority are one. wentworth which is our former prime minister malcolm turnbull's state in new south wales. very well to do. out at very comfortably for very many years but if he does resign and go to byelection at the indication it then that really does put at threat. new prime minister scott morrison ability to form a government it is a safe state by elections and tory asleep difficult for sitti

the tunnel started in two thousand and seven with labor's kevin rudd who took the reins from one of australia's longest serving prime ministers with rudd's popularity plummeting by two thousand and ten his party colleague julia guillard defeated him in a leadership challenge becoming the country's first female prime minister except rudd made a comeback in two thousand and thirteen giving guillard a taste of her own medicine by wrangling party leadership back. his second stay in the prime minister's office would be brief just a few months later voters had their say in part fed up with labor's infighting they threw them out in favor of their liberal opponents the liberal party leader tony abbott assumed the prime ministership for a time anyway. this will prove the people of the right all is taking a page from labour's chaotic playbook not them turnbull made his move against abbott assuming leadership in two thousand and fifteen. now what he did to abbott well just got done to him turnbull bowed out after being pushed to call a leadership meeting which he considered a vote of no confidence scott m

be removed from office since twenty ten well just before that year's elections then labor leader kevin rudd was replaced by his deputy julia raj re took the leadership in june twenty third teen but his party was beaten and that year's election by the liberals led by tony abbott abbott then lost a leadership challenge to turnbull and september twenty fifteen turnbull now plans to resign from palm and forcing a byelection every bennett as deputy director of the astray it institutes a public policy think tank and she says turnbull's resignation could force an early election. so there at the moment the term of the great eternal government had a very slim majority are one. wentworth which is our former prime minister malcolm turnbull's state in new south wales very well to do he's out at very comfortably for very many years and if he does resign and go to a byelection at these indicating it then that really does equip actors read the order of the. new prime minister has got marston's ability to form a government it is a safe state by elections and the tories sleep difficult for sitting governmen

be removed from office since twenty ten well just before that year's elections then labor leader kevin rudd was replaced by his deputy julia gallard retold the leadership in june twenty third teen but his party was beaten and that year's election by the liberals led by tony abbott abbott then lost a leadership challenge to turnbull and september twenty fifteen turnbull now plans to resign from palm and forcing a byelection every bennett as deputy director of the astray it institutes a public policy think tank and she says turnbull's resignation could force an early election. so the money.

revolving door of prime minister since two thousand and ten six to be exact and that year labor leader kevin rudd was replaced by his deputy julia guillard while re talk to leadership from her in june of two thousand and thirteen but his party was beaten in that year's election by the liberals led by tony abbott abbott then lost a leadership challenge to malcolm turnbull in september two thousand fifteen so we got here ok mark wolfe is a lecturer in political science at the university of new south wales he says this leadership drama is working in the favor of bill shorten the opposition labor party leader. the labor party you seen as having a good alternative to the government they're not part of themselves but got a series of strong policy positions but bonds by bill shorten times as well or all the time and so they're seen as having credibility but you've undertaken a number of modifications within the party will open a solution to stop easy leadership. and i think that's something that the liberal party will have to contemplate in the future as well to try and build confidence and hence we hav

minister to be thrown out of office and twenty ten just before that is elections then labor leader kevin rudd was replaced by his deputy. raj ri took the leadership problem in june twenty said teen that his party was big and then that is election by the liberals led by tony abbott abbott then lost a leadership challenge to malcolm turnbull and september twenty fifth dean ebony bennett as deputy director of the astray institute that's it. public policy think tank and she says turnbull's resignation could force and early election. so at the moment the term of the greatest total government had a very slim majority are one. wentworth which our former prime minister malcolm turnbull's in new south wales very well to do he's out at very comfortably for very many years but if he does resign and go to you know byelection at the indignant then that really does put a threat. new prime minister scott morrison ability to form a government it is a safe state by elections and tories sleep difficult for sitting governments here in australia and it would not be unheard of if a very good independent candidate

minister that served a full term john howard actually served several terms but when the labor leader kevin rudd beat him in a federal election ever since then the prime minister hasn't served out a full term without a challenge from a member of his or her own party this is a parliamentary democracy that means that the people when they go to a general election are not electing the prime minister they are instead electing the party that will appoint the prime minister but it must be said when campaigns are run it's very clear who the prime minister designate would be and it is quite a presidential campaign system when you go back to that election that i referred to in two thousand and seven the slogan of the labor party then was kevin zero seven it was a pitch to the australian people that this was the man that should be prime minister in just a few years later he was ousted by julia dillard so that sort of thing doesn't make the australian public angry they do prefer to see their government getting on with the business of governing rather than focusing on themselves so now scott morrison staff w

australian prime minister has been ousted since twenty ten former prime minister and labor leader kevin rudd was replaced by his deputy julia dillard just months before the twenty ten election will rudd really took leadership from dillard in june twenty third team but his party was then beaten in that year's election by the liberals led by tony abbott but he lost the leadership of his party to malcolm turnbull in september twenty fifteen feet arch as political editor of the sydney morning herald he says malcolm turnbull's eager to highlight legal problems peter dutton may face before you could ever become prime minister. well he's surrendering really to what he has called an internal peace a rickshaw in designed to try to bully the government further to the right he said that in the event that the dissidents can get a majority of. signatures on a petition to hold a special party meeting that he would call that meeting and that would be tomorrow and at that meeting he would contest the leadership against challenges we've heard from constitutional scholars that the case is a borderline case th

thrown out of office since two thousand and ten just before that year's elections then labor leader kevin rudd was replaced by his deputy julia guillard rudd really took the leadership from june that in june two thousand and thirteen but his party was beaten in that year's election by the liberals led by tony abbott abbott then lost a leadership challenge to malcolm turnbull in september two thousand and fifteen kathy novak has more from sydney. well once again australians are being introduced to a new prime minister the outgoing prime minister malcolm turnbull had been facing a leadership crisis all week that malcolm turnbull represents the more moderate side of the ruling liberal party of australia and his opponents wanted to see him replaced with a more conservative leader and he said that he had been facing a campaign by what he called insurgents from within his own party and outside of it so the former minister peter dutton called for a leadership ballot on tuesday that was unsuccessful but malcolm turnbull did not seem to do enough to shore up his leadership and today peter dutton came b

revolving door of prime minister since two thousand and ten six to be exact and that year labor leader kevin rudd was replaced by his deputy julia guillard will read re talk to leadership from her in june of two thousand and thirteen.