Australia shifts right in latest upheaval
by Robyn Dixon, Los Angeles Times
Aug 25, 2018
3 minutes
BEIJING - In the stunning culmination of an intraparty rivalry, Australia toppled its prime minister, Malcolm Turnbull, on Friday and selected a more conservative leader from the same party known for his tough stance on immigration and social issues.
The upheaval came after a hard-line populist, Peter Dutton, marshaled the votes to topple the more moderate Turnbull, then failed in his bid to succeed him as prime minister.
After a "spill" - or leadership vote - in the governing Liberal Party, Treasurer Scott Morrison, another figure who made his name blocking refugees from
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