How Scott Morrison arrived as Australia's prime minister

Scott Morrison arriving for the party-room meeting

Australian since then-Treasurer Scott Morrison arrives for the Liberal Party room meeting at Parliament House in Canberra, Friday, August 24, 2018. Source: AAP

The Liberal Party has chosen Scott Morrison to be Australia's next prime minister after a week of shocking twists and turns in federal politics.


Mr Morrison ran against Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton and Foreign Minister Julie Bishop in a party-room leadership spill. Just days have passed since then-Treasurer Scott Morrison assured reporters he was not making plans to pursue the prime minister-ship of Australia. He now stands as head of the Liberal Party and Australia's sixth prime minister in a decade.

 

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