Malcolm Turnbull leaves government – is he the first Australian politician to do this on Twitter? First in the world?

In a move to make government more efficient, Malcolm Turnball is (still) shadowing Barrack Obama’s lead, and taking the easy way out in 140 characters or less:

TurnbullMalcolm. I have announced I will not recontest Wentworth at the election this year http://bit.ly/cSMe8X. 5:07 PM Apr

Screenshot of Malcolm Turnbull's Twitter page on 10 April 2010.First, the Obama family called off a visit to Australia on Twitter about one month ago, and then a few days later the trip is postponed with rumours it will be cancelled.

Have integrity and do face up to it like men!

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