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Crisis deepens for Australian Prime Minister Morrison

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epa07365773 Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison arrives to speak to the media during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, 13 February 2019. Australian MPs on 12 February passed the medical evacuation (medevac) bill, a landmark bill facilitating sick refugees held on offshore detention centers, such as Nauru and Manus Island, to be treated in the country. It is the first time in decades that a sitting Australian government has lost a vote on its own legislation in the lower house, according to media reports. EPA-EFE/LUKAS COCH AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison lost two more Ministers as the Australian general elections loom.

Reuters reported that Defence Minister Christopher Pyne and Defence Industry Minister Steven Ciobo both announced on Saturday morning that they would not stand in the coming election.

Polls in Australia are due in May, and Saturday’s resignations added to a flurry of high-profile resignations as opinion polls suggest the centre-right government faces a heavy defeat.

Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion announced his retirement last week after Human Services Minister Michael Keenan said he was stepping down. Minister for Jobs Kelly O’Dwyer also resigned, and former Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said last month she would not stand for re-election.

A Newspoll for The Australian newspaper showed the opposition Labor party retained a lead of 53 percent to 47 percent over the Liberal-National government last month, unchanged from the poll in December.

Via Reuters

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