The brutal nature of Australian politics, which has seen five prime ministers come and go in as many years, is the reality Mr Turnbull must manage in a parliamentary system that some claim is dysfunctional. But his greatest challenge, and the one that will define his government, will be his ability to grow an economy that is weakening in the face of a collapse in the price of key exports — iron ore and coal — and a slowdown in the economy of its biggest trading partner, China.
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