▁building : ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Tony ▁Abb ott ▁announced ▁$ 4 0 b ▁ship building ▁program ▁for ▁South ▁Australia . ▁Aust al ▁ship y ards ▁in ▁Western ▁Australia ▁missed ▁out . ▁▁ 4 ▁August ▁– ▁Pen alty ▁rates : ▁Product ivity ▁Commission ▁recommended ▁reducing ▁Sunday ▁penalty ▁rates ▁to ▁the ▁same ▁conditions ▁as ▁Saturday . ▁▁ 3 ▁August ▁– ▁Ind igen ous ▁constitution al ▁recognition : ▁Mr ▁Abb ott ▁rejected ▁government ▁support ▁for ▁ind igen ous ▁recognition ▁process . ▁▁ 1 ▁August ▁– ▁Spe aker ▁res ign s : ▁Bron w yn ▁Bishop ▁res ign s ▁as ▁Spe aker ▁following ▁sust ained ▁pressure ▁over ▁her ▁travel ▁exp enses . ▁▁ 2 9 ▁July ▁– ▁ ▁Free ▁Trade ▁Ag re ement ▁with ▁China : ▁CF ME U ▁launched ▁campaign ▁against ▁Abb ott ▁Government ▁China – Austral ia ▁Free ▁Trade ▁Ag re ement . ▁▁ 2 4 ▁July ▁– ▁Labor ▁changes ▁imm igration ▁policy : ▁O pp osition ▁Le ader ▁Bill ▁Short en ▁adopted ▁Abb ott ▁Government ▁turn - back - the - bo ats ▁policy ▁at ▁Labor ▁national ▁conference . ▁ ▁Pol ling ▁issues ▁ ▁Federal ▁ ▁The ▁C anning ▁by - e lection ▁was ▁described ▁by ▁many ▁comment ators ▁as ▁a ▁key ▁test ▁for ▁the ▁Abb ott ▁government ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Tony ▁Abb ott . ▁On ▁ 1 4 ▁September , ▁Mal col m ▁Turn b ull ▁won ▁the ▁leadership ▁sp ill ▁against ▁Mr ▁Abb ott . ▁In ▁the ▁lead - up ▁to ▁the ▁sp ill , ▁it ▁was ▁reported ▁Foreign