Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull digs in

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7. Scott Morrison is new Australian PM as Malcolm Turnbull ousted

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-45292637

Scott Morrison is new Australian PM as Malcolm Turnbull ousted

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Scott Morrison has become Australia's new prime minister after Malcolm Turnbull was forced out by party rivals in a bruising leadership contest. Mr Turnbull had been under pressure from poor polling and what he described as an "insurgency" by conservative MPs.

Mr Morrison, the treasurer, won an internal ballot 45-40 over former Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton - who had been Mr Turnbull's most vocal threat. Mr Turnbull is the fourth Australian PM in a decade to be ousted by colleagues.
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With an election looming, MPs were nervous about the government's poor opinion polling and recent by-election defeats. Last week, a row over energy policy ignited long-existing tensions between Mr Turnbull, a moderate, and his party's conservative wing. Mr Dutton, a conservative, then unsuccessfully challenged Mr Turnbull on Tuesday, but his narrow defeat only stoked further discord.
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