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Julie Bishop denies plans to dump Joe Hockey

Foreign minister Julie Bishop denied Prime Minister Tony Abbott was planning to dump Treasurer Joe Hockey in favour of leadership contender Malcolm Turnbull, dismissing the suggestions as speculation.

Joanna HeathOnline Political Correspondent
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Foreign Minister Julie Bishop says Prime Minister Tony Abbott has no plans to dump Treasurer Joe Hockey in favour of leadership contender Malcolm Turnbull, dismissing the suggestions as speculation.

“Joe’s continuing as Treasurer," she told Nine Network on Tuesday.

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Joanna Health writes on News specialising in Politics, Climate, Health. Based in our Canberra newsroom, Joanna is the Financial Review's online political correspondent. Connect with Joanna on Twitter.
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