This week of Parliament coincides with the first anniversary of Malcolm Turnbull challenging and replacing Tony Abbott as Australia’s Prime Minister.
We’ve chosen 12 moments that have defined his first 12 months as Australia’s 29th Prime Minister.
1. The challenge
It was a relatively quiet Monday afternoon at Parliament House when then Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced he would challenge Prime Minister Abbott for the top job.
Speculation had been building for weeks that Mr Turnbull would challenge, but few expected it in the week before a crucial by-election in Western Australia.
Malcolm Turnbull ruthlessly criticised the Abbott Prime Ministership in announcing his challenge. He later won a Liberal partyroom vote by 54 votes to 44.
2. Knights and dames no more
One of the first official moves of the Turnbull Government was to abolish one of the Abbott Government's more regal policies: knights and dames.
Prince Philip, Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove, Sir Angus Houston, Dame Marie Bashir and Dame Quentin Bryce now form a small and very exclusive club of the only people to have received the honour.
3. The sniper
A defeated Tony Abbott made a very simple promise to Australia.
But 12 months on, we could make another list of all the times the former prime minister has given Malcolm Turnbull some free advice. Tony Abbott has criticised the government’s approach to budget repair, superannuation, the deployment of Australia’s military, tackling terrorism and Indigenous policies.
4. More women
Prime Minister Turnbull promoted a number of women into the upper rungs of the government, bringing the total number of women in Cabinet to six.
Including outer ministries, there are now nine women in the Turnbull Ministry, reversing a long-standing criticism of the Abbott Government.
5. The resignations
Barely a few months old, the Turnbull Government suffered its first embarrassing loss when junior minister Jamie Briggs resigned from the frontbench over an incident with a female staffer in Hong Kong.
Just over a month later, seasoned politician Mal Brough resigned as Special Minister of State during a police investigation.
In something of a portent for politicians who supported the Turnbull challenge, several more who backed the Prime Minister would lose their seats after the July election.
6. The Malcolm Show
In May, Mr Turnbull took one of the biggest risks in Australian politics: a double dissolution election. Not content with that, he announced it would mean an epic two month election campaign.
Despite many colourful moments on the campaign trail, it was hard to ignore the Prime Minister channelling his inner-Oprah.
7. Election victory
There’s no easier way to silence the critics than to win an election, but even being returned to government wasn’t so simple for Malcolm Turnbull.
Election night was a fizzer for the Coalition with an unclear result undermining the entire reasoning for a double dissolution election. After a fiery election night speech, Australians had to wait days before Labor finally conceded defeat and the Prime Minister could deliver a more emphatic victory oration.
8. Gay marriage: plebiscite or referendum?
No other issue, apart from action on climate change, continues to dog the Prime Minister more than legalising same-sex marriage.
Despite Mr Turnbull personally advocating for it, the Liberal Party very publicly wrestled with itself and whether to allow it.
His middle ground approach of a non-binding gay marriage plebiscite (as opposed to a binding referendum) is under fire from Labor, the Greens and some within the Liberals.
9. The backbench revolts
The whole reason Malcolm Turnbull challenged Tony Abbott was to restore unity to the government and instill confidence in Australians.
But Tony Abbott isn’t alone when it comes to critiquing the Prime Minister. Conservative Liberal backbencher Cory Bernardi led a minor revolt against him in proposing to change the Racial Discrimination Act, a move which every Liberal backbencher signed on to in August.
Twelve months has seen Malcolm Turnbull wither internal criticisms over his election campaign, changes to superannuation and gay marriage.
10. Speaking a first language
The Prime Minister surprised many by speaking another language in Parliament in February; a language many had never heard.
On Close the Gap day, Malcolm Turnbull spoke Canberra Aboriginal dialect Ngunnawal in addressing Indigenous disadvantage.
11. Walking the global stage
If there’s one thing the Prime Minister does well, it’s jet setting.
The Prime Minister has met many of the world’s major leaders, including Barack Obama, Narendra Modi, Justin Trudeau, Theresa May and Xi Jinping.
He’s recently wrapped up a whirlwind tour of China, Laos and Micronesia.
12. The ministers who knocked off early
Finally, when it comes to looking capable, this isn’t how a Prime Minister should do it.
In August, at the end of the first sitting week of the 45th Parliament, politicians began to trickle out of Canberra before Labor launched a political ambush.
The Turnbull Government lost several minor procedural votes before almost losing a major vote which would take another step in launching a banking Royal Commission.
The reason? Several Liberal frontbenchers had taken an early mark and headed home.
