Prime Minister Tony Abbott survives a vote of no confidence in his own party by 61-39 . The government has been rocked since the weekend when it was revealed that Mr Turnbull had called for an early election to deal with what he described as Labor's "mess" and its failure to deliver on promises Tony Abbott was elected as Prime Minister of Australia in September 2013 .
Prime Minister Tony Abbott survives a vote of no confidence in his own party by 61-39 . He has accumulated critics over a stalled budget among other things . Tony Abbott was elected as Prime Minister of Australia in September 2013 .