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In this Friday, Aug. 24, 2018, photo, outgoing Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull speaks during his final press conference before leaving Parliament in Canberra. (AP Photo/Andrew Taylor) **FILE**

Trump calls former Australian PM ‘weak and ineffective’

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In this Friday, Aug. 24, 2018, photo, outgoing Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull speaks during his final press conference before leaving Parliament in Canberra. (AP Photo/Andrew Taylor) **FILE**

Former Australian prime minister quits Parliament

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Former Australia prime minister to quit Parliament

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Incoming Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison is sworn in at Government House, Canberra, Friday, Aug. 24, 2018. Australia government lawmakers on Friday elected Treasurer Morrison as the next prime minister in a ballot that continues an era of extraordinary political instability. (AP Photo/Andrew Taylor)

Australian PM starts work as anger over party vote simmers

By TREVOR MARSHALLSEA - Associated Press

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull speaks to the media during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018. The beleaguered prime minister warned he will quit Parliament on Friday if his disgruntled party continues to try to oust him, forcing a by-election that could cost the government its single-seat majority or push his successor into immediately calling general elections. (Lukas Coch/AAP Image via AP)

Australia’s ‘accidental prime minister’ promises stability

By ROD McGUIRK - Associated Press

Australian Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison, second left, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, center, and former Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton, right, leave the chamber at Parliament House in Canberra, Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018, after a vote to refer former Dutton to the High Court to determine whether he is eligible to be a lawmaker, Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018. Three senior Cabinet ministers have told Turnbull he has lost his government's support and must hold an internal ballot to elect a new leader quickly. (Lukas Coch/AAP Image via AP)

The Latest: Trump congratulates new Australian PM

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Australian Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison, second left, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, center, and former Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton, right, leave the chamber at Parliament House in Canberra, Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018, after a vote to refer former Dutton to the High Court to determine whether he is eligible to be a lawmaker, Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018. Three senior Cabinet ministers have told Turnbull he has lost his government's support and must hold an internal ballot to elect a new leader quickly. (Lukas Coch/AAP Image via AP)

The Latest: Australian ruling party meeting to choose new PM

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Australia's Finance Minister Mathias Cormann, left, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, center, and Treasurer Scott Morrison address media at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2018. The two ministers declared their support for Turnbull remaining prime minister as another lawmaker prepares a leadership challenge. (AP Photo/Rod McGuirk)

Australian prime minister says he could quit Parliament soon

By ROD McGUIRK - Associated Press

Australia's Finance Minister Mathias Cormann, left, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, center, and Treasurer Scott Morrison address media at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2018. The two ministers declared their support for Turnbull remaining prime minister as another lawmaker prepares a leadership challenge. (AP Photo/Rod McGuirk)

The Latest: Australian prime minister could quit Friday

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FILE - In this Aug. 20, 2018, file photo, Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull arrives for a meeting with Poland's President Andrzej Duda at Parliament House in Canberra. Prime Minister Turnbull has long been under attack from the most conservative element of his party who have always regarded him as too progress to lead an Australian center-right government. The 63-year-old former journalist, lawyer and merchant banker has a history of championing progressive causes including gay marriage, making polluters pay for greenhouse gas emissions and severing constitutional ties with Britain by making Australia a republic. (Mick Tsikas/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Turnbull long under attack from own party’s conservatives

By ROD McGUIRK - Associated Press

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull address reporters at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018. Turnbull called on his government to unite behind him after he survived a leadership challenge, defeating a senior minister in an internal ballot that is unlikely to settle questions of his support. (AP Photo/Rod McGuirk)

Dutton planning 2nd challenge to Australian prime minister

By ROD McGUIRK - Associated Press

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, left, and Environment Minister Josh Frydenberg address reporters at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, Monday, Aug. 20, 2018. Turnbull abandoned plans to legislate to limit greenhouse gas emissions to head off a revolt by conservative lawmakers. Turnbull conceded that he could not get legislation through the House of Representatives where his conservative coalition holds only a single-seat majority. (AP Photo/Rod McGuirk)

Australia’s Turnbull survives leadership vote; Dutton leaves

By ROD McGUIRK - Associated Press

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, left, and Environment Minister Josh Frydenberg address reporters at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, Monday, Aug. 20, 2018. Turnbull abandoned plans to legislate to limit greenhouse gas emissions to head off a revolt by conservative lawmakers. Turnbull conceded that he could not get legislation through the House of Representatives where his conservative coalition holds only a single-seat majority. (AP Photo/Rod McGuirk)

The Latest: Australian prime minister survives challenge

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Australian prime minister abandons greenhouse gas target

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Refugee policy general named next Australian defense chief

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President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull shake hands during a news conference at the White House in Washington, Friday, Feb. 23, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Trump, Turnbull praise each other on immigration and taxes

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 18, 2018, file photo, Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull arrives at Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's official residence for a meeting in Tokyo. Turnbull flies to the United States on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018 accompanied by the largest Australian political and business delegation ever to visit the United States. (Franck Robichon/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Australian leader off to US for talks with Trump, governors

By ROD McGUIRK - Associated Press

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, center, and Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe, right, shake hands in front of a Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicle at Narashino Exercise Area in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Australia PM says Olympic unity won’t denuclearize N. Korea

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

In this photo made video from the Australian Broadcasting Corp., emergency medical workers offer aid to victims struck by a vehicle, Thursday, Dec. 21, 20217, in Melbourne, Australia. Local media say over a dozen people have been injured after a car drove into pedestrians on a sidewalk in central Melbourne. (Australian Broadcast Corp. via AP)

Police still checking terror link to Melbourne car ramming

By TREVOR MARSHALLSEA - Associated Press

South Korean army soldiers prepare barbed wires during a military exercise in Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, Monday, Sept. 4, 2017. Following U.S. warnings to North Korea of a &quot;massive military response,&quot; South Korea's military on Monday fired missiles into the sea to simulate an attack on the North's main nuclear test site a day after Pyongyang detonated its largest ever nuclear test explosion. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

The Latest: South Korea conducts live-fire naval drills

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