Ministers offer to quit as Australia political crisis deepens

By THE MANILA TIMES

Aug 22, 2018 11:38 am

SYDNEY: At least 10 ministers have offered their resignations as a leadership crisis in Australian politics deepened Wednesday with another challenge against Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull appearing inevitable.

The embattled leader narrowly survived a move to unseat him by his populist Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton on Tuesday with a Liberal party ballot voting 48-35 in his favor.

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