Talk of second leadership challenge continues to dog Turnbull

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has dismissed talk of losing support for the leadership, saying the "iron laws of arithmetic" confirmed it on Tuesday. ((aug 21)) But aspiring prime minister Peter Dutton apparently did not get the same message and says he is counting the numbers and calling his fellow Liberal MPs to shore up support.

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull reacts during House of Representatives Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra, Wednesday, Source: AAP