Australian premier survives leadership challenge
‘Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has survived a challenge against his leadership after his ruling Liberal Party voted down an attempt to remove him from power following weeks of infighting.
The leadership challenge was defeated by 61 votes to 39 in a secret party room ballot early on Monday.
In order to succeed, the “spill motion” (confidence vote) needed to receive a simple majority of 52 of the 102 senators and members of the Liberal Party.’
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