>>> now to australia where
malcolm turnbull has said there
has never been a more exciting
time to be australian after
ousting tony abbott.
he becomes the fifth prime
minister in just over five years
after a series of leadership
challenges within both major
parties.
andrew thomas reports.
>> reporter: in australia it is
become a familiar site, a new
prime minister being sworn in.
>> i malcolm turnbull to swear i
will serve the people of
australia.
>> reporter: he says his
government will put forward a
positive vision for the future.
>> has never been a more
exciting time to be alive than
today.
and there has never been a more
exciting time to be an
australian.
>> reporter: australia has had a
turbulent recent political past.
the outgoing prime minister this
time said he had much to be