Former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull Quits Politics

Sydney: Former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Friday retired from politics and resigned from Parliament, a week after losing the leadership of the Liberal Party and the premiership due to an internal crisis in the party. Turnbull wrote a farewell letter to his constituents in Wentworth that was published on Facebook, Efe news reported. “It has been at times a wild ride, but together we have achieved an enormous amount. I am very proud, especially, of the achievements of the government over the past almost three years,” he said. Prime Minister Scott Morrison, who is on an official visit to Indonesia, said in Jakarta that Turnbull would be well-remembered and had done a lot for Australia. (IANS)