If Dutton had defeated Turnbull, could the governor-general have stopped him becoming prime minister?
- Written by Anne Twomey, Professor of Constitutional Law, University of Sydney
Had Peter Dutton won the 2018 leadership ballot and become prime minister, the governor-general may have had some tricky legal arguments on his hands.AAP/Ellen Smith
Who decides who is to be prime minister?
When Malcom Turnbull was challenged by Peter Dutton in August 2018 for the leadership of the Liberal Party, and ultimately the prime...