▁state ▁of ▁the ▁relationship ", ▁and ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁not ▁spoken ▁to ▁her ▁or ▁her ▁office ▁in ▁several ▁years . ▁Turn b ull ▁said ▁the ▁opinion ▁piece ▁was ▁" utter ly ▁wrong " ▁and ▁described ▁Bishop ▁as ▁" a ▁form id able ▁foreign ▁minister , ▁a ▁great ▁diplom at ▁and ▁a ▁great ▁colle ague ". ▁ ▁Res ignation ▁and ▁replacement ▁On ▁ 2 6 ▁August , ▁Bishop ▁issued ▁a ▁statement ▁indicating ▁that ▁she ▁would ▁res ign ▁as ▁Minister ▁for ▁Foreign ▁Affairs . ▁She ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁Senator ▁Mar ise ▁Pay ne ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁Liberal ▁leadership ▁issues ▁ ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁leadership ▁sp ill ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁rising ▁critic isms ▁of ▁his ▁leadership , ▁Tony ▁Abb ott ▁called ▁a ▁sp ill ▁of ▁leadership ▁positions . ▁Both ▁Jul ie ▁Bishop ▁and ▁Communic ations ▁Minister ▁Mal col m ▁Turn b ull ▁were ▁reported ▁by ▁the ▁media ▁as ▁considering ▁challeng ing ▁for ▁the ▁leadership . ▁Op in ion ▁poll ▁results ▁consist ently ▁showed ▁that ▁both ▁Bishop ▁and ▁Turn b ull ▁were ▁preferred ▁by ▁the ▁public ▁to ▁Abb ott . ▁Event ually ▁a ▁motion ▁to ▁move ▁a ▁leadership ▁sp ill ▁fell ▁by ▁ 6 1 ▁votes ▁to ▁ 3 9 , ▁and ▁Abb ott ▁consequ entially ▁remained ▁in ▁office . ▁ ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁leadership ▁sp ill ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 4 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Mal col m ▁Turn b