Australia appoints emergency deputy PM in citizenship crisis

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Australian Foreign Minister Bishop addresses the 72nd United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York
Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop addresses the 72nd United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 22, 2017. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson

October 28, 2017

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull appointed Foreign Minister Julie Bishop as deputy prime minister on Saturday after a citizenship crisis ousted his deputy and cost his government its parliamentary majority.

(Reporting by Alison Bevege; Editing by Nick Macfie)

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