Malcolm Turnbull lobbies PM to refer Peter Dutton to high court over eligibility

Former leader says he has urged ‘colleagues’ to clarify doubts around the position of the man who challenged him for the top job

Malcolm Turnbull is lobbying his former colleagues to refer the man who challenged him for the Liberal party leadership, Peter Dutton, to the high court in order to confirm his eligibility to sit in parliament.

Government sources have confirmed the approaches to Guardian Australia and the former prime minister, who is currently in New York, took to social media on Wednesday night to confirm he had been lobbying colleagues, including Scott Morrison.

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