Australia Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull waves to the crowd upon his arrival to attend the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit and related meetings in Clark, Pampanga, northern Philippines November 12, 2017. REUTERS/Erik De Castro
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Tuesday named a new attorney general and promoted two junior lawmakers from rural Queensland state to his cabinet in a reshuffle he hopes will bolster his flagging popularity.
Australian leaders often revamp cabinets before the start of a new year but for centre-right Turnbull the move is an attempt to salvage his leadership, ravaged by dismal opinion polls.
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