Michelle Grattan speaks with University of Canberra’s Vice-Chancellor Deep Saini about the extraordinary week in Australian politics. They discuss the Liberal leadership spill, Scott Morrison becoming the new prime minister, Julie Bishop’s resignation from the frontbench, what went wrong for Malcolm Turnbull and the challenges that lie ahead for the Coalition government.

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