Scott Morrison is Australia's new Prime Minister after a tense leadership spill shook up the government

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• Australia's new prime minister is Scott Morrison. 
• Morrison became prime minister after winning a three-way contest by his party after they decided to spill Malcolm Turnbull from the top job. 
• He’s the nation’s sixth Prime Minister in six years.
• Read about how the Australian leadership was turned upside-down as it happened here.

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Former Australian Treasurer Scott Morrison is now the country's 30th Prime Minister.

He’s the nation’s sixth Prime Minister in six years.

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