Malcolm Turnbull ousted as Australia's prime minister

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Malcolm Turnbull.
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Australia's Liberal Party forced out Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Friday, and he'll be replaced by Scott Morrison, the current treasurer.

Morrison, Turnbull's preferred candidate, received 45 votes in an internal Liberal Party contest on Friday, with Peter Dutton, the former home affairs minister, receiving 40 votes. Conservatives in the party have said they do not think Turnbull is far enough to the right, and his poll numbers are low. It's been more than 10 years since an Australian prime minister has served an entire term.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US
Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.