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Politics
By Lucy Sweeney and Henry Belot

Turnbull stares down rivals but three-way leadership battle looms

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull intends to call a party room meeting at midday on Friday, if he sees a petition with a majority of MPs supporting Peter Dutton.

If his opponents produce the goods, he won't stand and will quit Parliament, setting up a three-way contest between Peter Dutton, Treasurer Scott Morrison, and Foreign Minister Julie Bishop.

Look back on the day in politics as it happened.

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