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Good morning. Malcolm Turnbull becomes prime minister today. Here are the key points on what happened, and what comes next: Malcolm Turnbull beat Tony Abbott 54-44 in ballot for the Liberal leadership last night He will be sworn in today as Australia's 29th prime minister Julie Bishop beat Kevin Andrews 70-30 in ballot to remain deputy Liberal leader Turnbull: "I want to say what a great debt the nation owes to Tony Abbott." A Cabinet reshuffle is expected in a few days - Morrison tipped for Treasury, Pyne for Defence ICYMI: Watch Malcolm Turnbull and Julie Bishop explain their actions in a late-night media conference. Here's what happens next: Tony Abbott will resign as prime minister sometime early this morning. Mr Turnbull will then be sworn in at Government House and will meet with the Cabinet later in the morning. The precise timings of all this are still unclear - our live blog will have the latest as it happens. 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