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Malcolm Turnbull has been spotted fishing on the private jetty of his $52 million mansion during the coronavirus lockdown.  

The ex-Prime Minister looked relaxed as he wore black track pants, boat shoes and a Kathmandu gilet while lazing in the backyard of his Point Piper estate in Eastern Sydney. 

Mr Turnbull even got a snag from the private pontoon as he enjoyed the sunshine on Sunday afternoon.  

 Former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull (pictured) enjoyed Sunday afternoon fishing off his mansion's private jetty

Mr Turnbull owns a $52 million waterfront estate (pictured) in the exclusive Eastern Sydney suburb of Point Piper 

Mr Turnbull (pictured) looked relaxed for his afternoon of fishing in black tracksuit pants, a Kathmandu gilet and boat shoes 

The Turnbulls purchased the Mediterranean-style home in 1994 for $5,425,000 and renovated with architect Michael Suttor shortly after, Domain.com reported. 

It was built in the 1930s and retained many ornate features like arched roof tiles, arched windows and wrought-iron gates. 

The exclusive beachfront home was sold by the late socialite Klara Saunders, who was the wife of the late Westfield Holdings director John Saunders. 

The property boasts 1940 square metres of land, a swimming pool, a boatshed and the private jetty. 

When elected as Australia's prime minister in 2015, Mr Turnbull opted to stay at his sprawling mansion instead of joining the long line of Australian leaders who called Kirribilli House home.

Unlike prime ministers before him, Mr Turnbull would have had to downsize his residence in order to move to Kirribilli House.  

 Mr Turnbull purchased his Mediterranean- style luxury mansion from the late socialite Klara Saunders in 1994 for $5,425,000

The property (pictured) boasts 1940 square metres of land, a swimming pool and a boatshed along with the private jetty

Mr Turnbull chose to stay at his Point Piper mansion rather than Kirribilli House when he was Prime Minister in 2015 

Mr Turnbull was the picture of concentration as he aimed the fishing line off the edge of his luxury private jetty 

Removalists were spotted bringing boxes of Mr Turbull's prized possessions back home from Canberra in August 2018 after his dramatic exit from politics.  

Mr Turnbull resigned from Federal Parliament and left the Liberal party after a week of bitter factional infighting.

His newly released autobiography 'A Bigger Picture' detailed his long-standing feud with former Prime Minister Tony Abbott, who beat Mr Turnbull in a 2009 leadership spill by one vote. 

Mr Turnbull said he experienced his darkest moments when he lost to Mr Abbott in a spill that was sparked by Mr Turnbull backing Labor's plan to introduce the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme.  

Mr Turnbull overthrew Mr Abbott in a leadership coup in September 2015 and claimed that Mr Abbott's chief-of-staff Peta Credlin 'owned' her former boss and ran Australia. 

The book also discussed Mr Turnbull's tumultuous final week of leadership in 2018, when he was replaced by Scott Morrison in a leadership contest fuelled by Peter Dutton.   

Mr Turnbull even got a snag from the private pontoon as he enjoyed his relaxing Sunday afternoon in isolation

Mr Turnbull's recent autobiography 'A Bigger Picture' detailed his long-standing feud with Tony Abbott, explored his experience with depression and revealed details from key Liberal party leadership spills