After same-sex marriage victory, the PM shifts his sights to 2018 and the economy

By Fergus Hunter
Updated December 8 2017 - 11:18am, first published 11:08am
Liberal MP Warren Entsch hugs Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull after the passing of the Marriage Amendment Bill in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra, Thursday, December 7, 2017. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch) NO ARCHIVING
Liberal MP Warren Entsch hugs Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull after the passing of the Marriage Amendment Bill in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra, Thursday, December 7, 2017. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch) NO ARCHIVING
Liberal Member for North Sydney Trent Zimmerman and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull celebrate the passing of the Marriage Amendment Bill in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra, Thursday, December 7, 2017. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING
Liberal Member for North Sydney Trent Zimmerman and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull celebrate the passing of the Marriage Amendment Bill in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra, Thursday, December 7, 2017. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has declared the economy will be the government's chief focus in 2018 after the passage of same-sex marriage cleared away an issue that has dogged the Coalition for most of the year.

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