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New Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announces knights and dames will no longer be part of the nation’s honors system. He said Queen Elizabeth signed off on the decision.
2015-11-2

Malcolm Turnbull launches a challenge for the leadership of the Liberal Party of Australia against incumbent Prime Minister Tony Abbott and wins 54–44.
2015-09-14

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak confirms that the plane debris recovered from Reunion Island on July 29 is from Flight 370. This is the first direct evidence that the missing March 2014 flight crashed. Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott says that the search for MH370 will continue.
2015-08-5

The Prime Minister of Australia Tony Abbott issues a last-minute plea for Bali Nine drug smugglers Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran facing the death penalty in Indonesia. [http:--www.theaustralian.com.au-national-affairs-foreign-affairs-tony-abbott-issues-plea-for-bali-nine-pair-andrew-chan-and-myuran-sukumaran-story-fn59nm2j-1227219525312?nk=bcb20b4490987eedeba1f6c36af1a978 ("The Australian")]date=May 2020
2015-02-14

The Prime Minister of Australia Tony Abbott faces a possible leadership vote when the Parliament of Australia resumes sitting after backbencher Luke Simpkins announces that he will move a motion calling for a leadership spill.
2015-02-6

Australia declares its war in Afghanistan over while the Prime Minister, Tony Abbott, visits Afghanistan.
2013-10-28

Tony Abbott is sworn in as the 28th Prime Minister of Australia together with his Ministry.
2013-09-18

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Leader of the Opposition Tony Abbott participate in the first of three televised leaders debates ahead of September's federal election.
2013-08-11

Security escort Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Opposition Leader Tony Abbott from a restaurant in Canberra after indigenous protesters surrounded the building on Australia Day in response to comments made by Abbott.
2012-01-26

Former Prime Minister of Australia Kevin Rudd joins Julia Gillard's election campaign while recovering from gallbladder surgery by attacking the opposition leader Tony Abbott.
2010-08-5