In the end Turnbull had to go he was never true to himself, he caved in to his party's right every time, the factional war within his party burst from cover two days ago, like any volcano great damage will be done, maybe Dutton will become a victim this morning, both sides of politics, yes both, must stop the navel gazing, the truth is THEY, NO ONE ELSE are the reason primary votes are down, unless both ask why the branches are shrinking, why membership is stalled, a third force will emerge.
But for now if Dutton wins Labor will form the next government, maybe just in time for a mini GFC, one is one the way, and under a Dutton defeat the Liberals will have no choice but to confront reform and re-direction if, and it truly seems unlikely, Labor lost an election against one of the other two leadership contenders [it may well be one of them] Labor will be confronted with the same needed reforms now rather than down the track, both need to reconsider who they are and why not what faction is at war with who.

Belly, something interesting;

Turnbull's seat of Wentworth, which appears to be blue ribbon Liberal. In a by-election would it be so safe. Granted there are many effluent Liberal voters there, who would vote for Attila the Hun proving he was wearing the Liberal badge. I say with the right independent candidate, and there is only one Clover Moore, the Lord Mayor of Sydney. A three way alliance between Independent, Labor and Greens with both Labor and Greens having good candidates/campaigns and giving their preferences to Clover, over each other. Minus the Turnbull small "l" personal vote, plus voter backlash, with it all going independent, Clover Moore could win Wentworth. She would be no friend of Dutton's in the Parliament.

Paul 1405 seems more than likely your side will win the seat, things have changed however Rupert,s boy got flogged Turnbull and a few will stay because the best of the three for LIBERALS WON,had it been Dulton it would have been different, lets face it an election now is needed, but they will wait as long as they can no way around this my smile is a mile wide at the fall of Rupert,s Teddy Bear

Well the Libs had the chance to end the rot, but they blew it.

Turnbull was only ever a B grade clone of KRUDD, with the same incompetent thinking ability & arrogance, & now the twits have come up with Morrison, who is just a B grade clone of Turnbull.

We got rid of a soggy wet twit, but unless Morrison has been hiding his light under a bush, only to put another in his place

Poor feller my country.

It's time for the Liberal Party to now unite behind
their new leader and not allow the extreme right-wingers
and malcontents to keep on wrecking things. Voters will
not vote for a dis-unified party. If they continue using
the same wrecking tactics - they will hand over victory
to the Labor Party at the next election.

The positions of Peter Dutton and Tony Abbott
need to be examined very carefully by the new leadership.
These two men must never be allowed to be on the front-bench
of the new cabinet. Ever.

If they are not on the front bench Foxy the liberals are totally finished.

In that case, with Shorten as PM, the country is totally finished.