The churn Down Under may finally be over

With Scott Morrison the new face in the hotseat, the merry-go-round in the Australian prime minister’s office may finally become a thing of the past, writes Gareth Evans.

WHAT explains Australia’s bizarre leadership churn? No prime minister has served a full term since 2007, with five different faces becoming PM in the last five years: Julia Gillard, Kevin Rudd, Tony Abbott, Malcolm Turnbull, and now Scott Morrison.