Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop To Join Race For Top Job

Treasurer Scott Morrison (L), Foreign Minister Julie Bishop (C) and Former Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton (R) are contending for the top job in Australia. Seven Network/ABC/Australian Parliament House Broadcasting Content via Reuters and Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

SYDNEY—Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop will stand for the leadership of the ruling Liberal party, local media reported on Aug. 23, after several ministers tendered their resignations and left Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull clinging to power.

Turnbull narrowly won a leadership vote on Aug. 21 against the former home affairs minister, Peter Dutton, and on Aug. 23 offered to hold a second vote on Aug. 24 if he received a letter signed by the majority of the Liberal party.