The Sydney Morning Herald | Australia to have no deputy Prime Minister while Barnaby Joyce seeks re-election, Nationals say The Sydney Morning Herald Foreign Minister Julie Bishop will be Australia's acting Prime Minister while Malcolm Turnbull travels to Israel, the Prime Minister has confirmed, while the position of Deputy Prime Minister will remain temporarily suspended until after the New ... Julie Bishop to become acting Prime Minister in Malcolm Turnbull's absence Malcolm Turnbull heads overseas after dramatic week Joyce endorsed as Nationals candidate for New England |