He had got his National Energy Guarantee (NEG) past his colleagues by a healthy margin; for all intents and purposes, his approach on energy policy had been endorsed.

But if war teaches you anything, it is that numbers do not count in an insurgency.

Mr Turnbull is now the target of full-blown guerrilla warfare.

The insurgents may have varying endgames, but their first ambition is clear: to kill off Malcolm Turnbull’s leadership.

via Malcolm Turnbull’s opponents are waging a guerilla war to kill off his leadership – Politics – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)