Struggling Australian PM wins much-needed victory with labour bill


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  • Tuesday, 22 Nov 2016

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull uses his phone in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra, September 14, 2016. AAP/Lukas Coch/via REUTERS

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, whose leadership has been questioned after a series of political setbacks, secured a much-needed legislative victory on Tuesday with the passage of one of the two bills he used to trigger an election this year.

Australia's Senate, which the government does not control, passed a labour bill in an early morning sitting that will see greater oversight of trade unions and employer organisations.

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