Tony Abbott out, Malcolm Turnbull in as Australias fifth Prime Minister in five years - TomoNews

CANBERRA — The revolving door of Australia’s prime ministership has whirred into action again. With the unpopular Liberal Party leader Tony Abbott dropped before he could even stand for reelection, Malcolm Turnbull becomes the country’s fifth leader in just over five years. Abbott served just 726 days as Prime Minister — fewer than both of his Labor Party predecessors Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard — surely a painful humiliation for a man who had for his political career lusted after the office. Ironic, too,