Minister couldn't be bothered voting in historic vote, Taylor Swift blamed

There was one lingering mystery after the leadership spill vote in Australian parliament Monday morning: who entered the informal vote?

In the secret Liberal Party room ballot, ministers were expected to vote 'yes' or 'no' to indicate whether they supported a motion to declare the Prime Minister and Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party's seats vacant

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The vote ended in a majority against the motion, 61-39, leaving Tony Abbott as Australia's Prime Minister. One of the 102 ministers had not voted due to his wife giving birth overnight (good excuse) and one cast an informal vote (no excuse) Read more...

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