Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has defeated his home-affairs minister Peter Dutton 48-35 in a leadership ballot in the Liberal party room. Mr Turnbull called for the spill after a week of leadership speculation sparked by Coalition MPs angry with his National Energy Guarantee. Emerging the victor, at least for now, the visibly wounded Mr Turnbull says the party needs to start looking outward. However, some speculate that Turnbull would not survive next round if Dutton challenges again. Shankumar,a news analyst, analyses the fast unfolding political events.
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