LIBERAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA: THE END BEFORE ELECTION OR NOT?

The Hon MP Julie Bishop has given her last press conference as foreign minister. She quit the role on Sunday after five years in the job and more than a decade as the Liberals' deputy leader. But in a surprising turn to last week's leadership crisis, Ms Bishop has defied widespread speculation she would immediately leave parliament. The Perth MP, who will sit on the back bench as the member for Curtin, has refused to rule out returning to a senior position or even the leadership...

Malcolm Turnbull and Julie Bishop in the corridors of parliament Source: AAP