CANBERRA, Nov 25 (Reuters) - Australia's opposition voted on Wednesday to keep its leader, Malcolm Turnbull, backing his decision to support the government's revised carbon-trade laws.
The main opposition Liberal Party voted 48 to 35 to keep Turnbull as leader. Climate-change sceptics in the party had sought to challenge his leadership in an effort to scupper the government's plan to cut carbon emissions.
(Reporting by James Grubel; Editing by Mark Bendeich)

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