Turnbull resigns as communications minister as bid to overturn Prime Minister Abbott begins

Tim Burrowes

September 14, 2015 4:10

Resigning as communications minister: Malcolm Turnbull

Communications minister Malcolm Turnbull has announced his resignation as communications minister as part of a bid to retake the leadership of the Liberal Party.

Announcing that he will try to take the leadership from Prime Minister Tony Abbott, Turnbull told a press conference: “I will also resign as communications minster.”

Turnbull was made communications minister two years ago this week after the Coalition took power from Labor. The majority of Turnbull’s efforts in the role were dedicated to driving through the government’s National Broadband Network rollout.

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Tim Burrowes

Tim Burrowes is the publisher of Mumbrella and Unmade. He co-founded Mumbrella in 2008 and sister title Unmade in 2021. He's worked in the UK, Middle East, Asia & Australia and has specialised in writing about the communications world for the last 25 years. He wrote the book Media Unmade, published in 2021, and became the presenter of MediaLand on ABC Radio National in 2025.