COVER STORY: Malcolm Turnbull topples Brendan Nelson*

Malcolm Turnbull’s libertarian views may not go down well with the great mass of voters who are socially conservative.Malcolm Turnbull’s first words after being elected federal leader of the parliamentary Liberal Party were deliberately designed to stress his humble beginnings.After narrowly defeating the unlucky Dr Brendan Nelson, whose 10 months as leader were marked by relentless undermining and destabilisation, Mr Turnbull clearly sensed his greatest vulnerability was his wealth.”I do not co…

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