Biography

Parliamentary leader of the Liberal Party of Australia from 16 September 2008 to 1 December 2009. 14 September 2015 to 24 August 2018.

Turnbull represented the Division of Wentworth in Sydney's eastern suburbs from October 2004 to September 2018.

He served as the federal Minister for Environment and Water Resources from 23 January 2007 to 3 December 2007.

Prime Minister of Australia (14 September 2015 - 24 August 2018).

With a net-worth of $186 million, Turnbull was the wealthiest Prime Minister in Australian history.

When politicians offer you something for nothing, or something that sounds too good to be true, it's always worth taking a careful second look.

Anyone who thinks it's smart to cut immigration is sentencing Australia to poverty.

The most effective check and balance on government has been an independent press which maintains its credibility by ensuring that its criticism is balanced and based on fact - based indeed on solid journalistic work.

The only reason to be in politics is public service. There's no other reason. Frankly, if that's the best job you can get in terms of money, that's too bad, you know. Because frankly, it's not well paid, everyone knows that. So for most people it's a big sacrifice.

Governments enjoying surpluses have a very strong temptation to splash money around, and while tax cuts are always appealing, cutting taxes at the top of a boom runs the real risk of creating a structural deficit when the boom subsides.