New Australian PM unlikely to mean new Pacific policies

Mr Abbott lost the prime ministership to Mr Turnbull 54-44 in a vote of Liberal MPs after a long run of poor polling that suggested the Coalition was headed for a wipeout at the next election.

“We will say, if we are re-elected to government, every single Australian will have a say”.

Abbott pledged to fight the challenge but was ultimately unsuccessful in overcoming the “destabilisation” that he said had been taking place within the party over the last few months.

“We are also pleased with Mr Turnbull’s comments that it’s “business as usual” as this implies that the removal of negative gearing remains off the table”, he said.

However, Turnbull’s support for a carbon trading scheme, gay marriage, and an Australian republic have made him unpopular with his party’s right wing.

Executive Director of the Armenian National Committee of Australia, Vache Kahramanian, wrote to the Prime Minister-elect congratulating him on his election as Australia’s 29th Prime Minister.

Mr Abbott, who has kept a low profile since losing the nation’s top job, has now revealed he will not be quitting politics.

However, significant changes are expected when Turnbull, who had been toppled as Liberal Party leader by Abbott in opposition in 2009, unveils his ministry later this week.

It’s time to bring forward a new generation of talent and remove the non-performers of the Howard years-Dutton, Andrews and Employment Minister Eric Abetz all need to go.

However, Abbott’s dismal performance and over-reliance on slogans to sell his major policies, including a hard-line approach to refugees, wore down internal opposition to Turnbull.

PRIME Minister Malcolm Turnbull has promised more women will join his new Cabinet as he reshuffles his team ahead of the official swearing-in ceremony on Monday. He gained the position after a party room vote ousted Tony Abbott as the ruling party’s leader.

Under Malcolm Turnbull’s leadership, those policies may change, but first he must announce a new cabinet.

“An Australia which succeeds in remaining a high-wage, generous social-welfare-net economy, which should be our goal, must be agile, must be dynamic, it must be looking to the future… and that requires confidence and leadership”.