who had been serving as treasurer mr morrisonis australia's six prime minister in eleven years mr tarbell incidentally also became prime minister by yet this deep posing a party leader speaking to reporters mr turbot was indignant. if you decide you know the strains will be just dumbstruck and so pulled by the conduct of the last week. you know two to imagine that a government would be rocked by this sort of dysmorphia altie and deliberate. insurgency is the best buy to describe it deliberate destructive action. at a time when you know the debt there are differences on policy but frankly all of them are. sort of result you know i will to be resolved with a little bit of good will. politics as they say is a full contact sport. and turning from politics to economics australian policy makers have stepped into a familiar controversy and barred chinese tech firms while way n z t from any role in building a national five g. internet infrastructure on the island continent while way official responded on twitter expressing disappointment

who had been serving as treasurer mr morrison is australia's six prime minister in eleven years mr turnbull incidentally also became prime minister by get this the posing a party leader speaking to reporters mr turnbull was indignant. if you decide you know the strains will be just. dumbstruck and so pulled by the conduct of the last week. you know two to imagine that a government would be rocked by this sort of dysmorphia altie and deliberate. insurgency is the best way to describe it deliberate destructive action. at a time when you know the debt there are differences on policy but frankly all of them are. sort of result you know able to be resolved with a little bit of goodwill. politics as they say is a full contact sport. and turning from politics to economics australian policy makers have stepped into a familiar controversy and barred chinese tech firms while way n.z. t. eat from any role in building a national five g. internet infrastructure on the island continent while way official responded on twitter pressing disappoin

who had been serving as treasurer mr morrison is australia's six prime minister in eleven years mr tarbell incidentally also became prime minister by yet this deep posing a party leader speaking to reporters mr turbot was indignant. if you decide you know that the strains will be just dumbstruck and so pulled by the conduct of the last week. or two to imagine that a government would be rocked by this sort of dysmorphia altie and deliberate. insurgency is the best way to describe it deliberate destructive action. at a time when you know the do it there are differences on policy but frankly all of the. sort of result you know i will to be resolved with a little bit of good will. politics as they say is a full contact sport. and turning from politics to economics australian policy makers have stepped into a familiar controversy and barred chinese tech firms while weigh n z t e from any role in building a national five g. internet infrastructure on the island continent while way official responded on twitter expressing disappointment

mr morrison is party treasurer and politically close to mr tumble.utton, has failed in his bid for the topjob —— toppled mr turnbull. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter, i'm @bbcmikeembley. well, some noticeable changes to the weather to end the week. it's going to feel a lot cooler and fresher right across the board with sunshine and showers. in fact, it's going to feel pretty autumnal for some areas, particularly across the north and west. plenty of heavy showers around. this pretty cold air mass moving down from the north—west will be right across the country as we start friday morning. it really will be quite noticeable. feeding in plenty of showers into the north and the west of the country, but further south and east, with lengthy clear skies, it should stay generally dry here to start friday. much coolerfor all, including the south—east. temperatures here starting off between nine and 12 degrees. so for friday itself, not looking too bad. we're start off with sunshine in southern and eastern areas, albeit rather c

mr morrison, the current treasurer, won an internal ballot 45—40 over former home affairs minister peter let's get the very latest from sydney and our correspondent, phil mercer. it has been a dramatic week, phil. just tell us more about scott morrison, the new prime minister. well, once upon a time, scott morrison was an immigration minister, more recently he has held the very important treasurer portfolio in the centre—right government of the outgoing prime minister malcolm turnbull. scott morrison has been a keen and loyal supporter of the outgoing pm, so what we expect is this victory of scott morrison will be seen as a victory for the more moderate part of the centre—right coalition, given that his challenger, peter dutton, was the candidate that the conservatives wanted to challenge for the leadership. sorry to interrupt you. we want to come back to you in a moment. first, malcolm turnbull is addressing the press. you know the foundation of everything you do in government is a strong economy and we have delivered, as we promised, jobs and growth — you may have heard that before. we

mr. morrison says he aims to unite the party behind him. reporter: after just under three years in office, malcolm turnbull took his leave. ousted by his own party. >> to imagine that a government would be rocked by this sort of disloyalty and deliberate -- insurgency is the best way to describe it. reporter: he was stabbed in the back, forced out by a increasing dividedn party, desperate to extend its time in power. however, this latest political infighting is only likely to alienate voters further. >> i've been very frustrated. i think it's six prime minister over 11 years. ththere has not been any timimeo develop p real policy. >> i a.. in a shambles rizzoli. it shows our politicians for the disgraceful people they are. reporter: but new prime minister scott morrison was keen to stress he is there for his people. >> there has been a lot of talk ththis week. about who's side people are on in this building. and what josh and i are here to tell you as the new generation of liberal leadership is we're on your side. that is what matters. repo

mr. morrison is a social conservative who is known for his tough stance on immigration. from canberra, hywel griffith reports. hywel: meet australia's latest prime minister, the fifth in eight years. scott morrison is known as scomo to his friends, allies he will need as he seeks to rebuild the governing party which has torn itself to shreds and lost the trust of the australian public. prime min. morrison: there's been a lot of talk this week about whose side people are on in this building. we are on your side, that is what matters. hywel: australia has a new prime minister, but scott morrison faces a huge dual challenge not just healing the wounds of his warring party, but seeking the forgiveness of the australian public, who watched the events of the last week with exasperation and anger. they won't have been impressed with what they have seen. a few days ago scott morrison was standing shoulder to shoulder with his predecessor malcolm turnbull, pledging loyalty. >> this is my leader. i am ambitious for him. >> good on you. hywel: but bitter feuds within this building o

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mr morrison's other challenger for the leadership, peter dutton, will keep his job as home affairs minister week in australian politics, with liberal party infighting leading to the ousting of prime minister malcolm turnbull. our correspondent hywel griffith joins us live from sydney. you've seen a lot happening in this last week, and we know that australians have become accustomed to this drill now. they've seen five prime ministers in as many years. tel is what happens next, on the very first day of office. morrison. well, he will hope to move beyond that fast spin cycle of canberra politics and put the attention elsewhere, so he is actually going to be travelling to western queensland, one of the worst hit drought areas, and talking about getting on with the job, about giving farmers relief, getting through this particularly tough time. it's midwinter, a time when the rains should be coming, helping farmers grow their crops and feed their animals, but they are in severe problems. of course the government is in severe problems as well, so he ratherfocus on government is in severe problems

within political parties mean that australia has had seven prime ministers in the last eleven years mr morrison says he aims to unite the party behind him. off to just under three years in office malcolm turnbull took his leave ousted by his own party to imagine that a government would be rocked by this sort of disloyalty and deliberate. insurgency is the best way to describe it he was stabbed in the back full stout by an increasingly divided party grappling with poor polling results and desperate to extend its time in power however this latest political infighting isn't he likely to alienate voters further. very much like i did very frustrated i think. it's six prime ministers now if eleven years i think this baby time to develop real policy and it's a bit of a shambles racially and it really shows that politicians for the. i have to say you know describe for people. but new prime minister scott morrison was keen to stress that he is that for his people. it's been a lot of talk this week. about who saw it people are going in this building. and what just annoyed me to tell you. as the new gener

mr morrison's other challenger for the leadership, peter dutton, will keep his job as home affairs ministereek in australian politics, with liberal party infighting leading to the ousting of prime minister malcolm turnbull. our correspondent hywel griffith joins us live from sydney. these prime minister in five years, we have been reporting on all this through the week at the tumultuous week. scott morrison beginning his first official day in office and wasting no time in naming a new cabinet. some of those cabinet ministers have been sworn in. the interesting appointment is peter dutton, for anyone who has been following this, they would do it dutton has instigated this, challenging the leadership of former prime minister malcolm turnbull but not getting is the top job. instead of pushing him to the backbenchers and potentially given rise to more instability, he decided to keep in the cabinet. it does not mean that the cabinet. it does not mean that the turmoil is over. scott morrison thought he was going to have a bit ofa thought he was going to have a bit of a honeymoon but the latest ne

mr morrison says he will make the drought his priority. phil mercer is in sydney.n absolutely to mulch is weak. what do people make of scott morrison and his promise with regard to the drought as his top priority. first of all, ask yourself if australians are actually paying attention to the words coming out of the politicians mouth, i get the impression most australians are sick and tired of the shenanigans down in canberra, it has been described as one of the most destructive weeks of party infighting in recent australian political history, and trying to rise above it all is the new man in charge, scott morrison, due to be sworn in in the next half hour. at a press conference he was giving the impression that it is back to business, the government will make the drought in eastern australia a priority, and along with his new deputy, he wanted to give the impression that they were the new generation that would take the government forward, and scott morrison's task is absolutely immense, he has thejob morrison's task is absolutely immense, he has the job of trying t

a short while ago, mr morrison was sworn into office by the governor general, sir peter cosgrove. the leadership contest by 45 votes to a0 over the former home affairs minister, peter dutton, who had been mr turnbull‘s most vocal threat. after his election, mr morrison told reporters he would unite a "bruised and battered" party and bring the country together. we are an optimistic, we are a passionate and we are an ambitious people, full of aspiration for ourselves, for our families, and, of course for our great nation — for all of us. that's what we believe as liberals. our plan — my plan — for this country is for an even stronger australia, to keep our economy strong, to guarantee the essentials that australians rely on. to keep australians safe from terrorism and all the way to bullying in our schools. to keep our country together, to not pit one group of australians against another, to ensure that one can succeed and all can succeed — that one doesn't have to fail for another one to succeed. we have a lot of challenges as a country and we will get through them as we always hav

mr turnbull is questioning mr dutton's right even to be a member of parliament and seems to be manoeuvring to favour the treasurer, scott morrisona vote of no—confidence will not stand again for the leadership. we take you back to the very top story. as the pressure intensifies on donald trump and the white house, what does all this mean, if anything, to his core supporters? nick bryant has been asking that question in the republican stronghold of staten island in new york. across the waters from lower manhattan, the trump stronghold of staten island. the only borough of new york to vote for the hometown presidential candidate. from here you can almost see the court complex where michael cohen made the explosive claim that donald trump directed him to commit a crime. but do people here care? you know, he is what this country needed at this time. local businessmen steve believes donald trump is making america great again, and yesterday's bombshell allegations don't trouble him. so yesterday, donald trump's personal lawyer stood up in court and implicated the president and said, "he told me to break the law." that doesn't worry yo

morrison thursday, mr. cabinet ministers who introduced foreign interference laws, which basically annoyed beijing. rodney: yes, that's right. i think malcolm turnbull was already moving in the same direction. i think turnbull and morrison have been working closely together for the last few years. one of the different things about this leadership coup is the challenges failed. the rebels failed. ally who hasl's inherited the prime minister should. in that sense, there will be changes but they will not be as [indiscernible] election, is it labor to lose? rodney: you would think so. the patent has been for a governing party that has successful leadership to lose the next election. turnbull, they were already trailing in the polls. now, this morning, it has been published, the most disastrous public policy we can remember. what we call in australia, two party preferred basis, the liberals are losing 56% to 44%. that is a much bigger margin than we are used to in policy -- in politics. ramy: all right. we will

prime minister in eight years after malcolm turnbull was dumped wives party and replaced by scott morrison mr turnbull says he will quit politics in the coming weeks forcing a by election the government has a majority of just one seat we have a lot of challenges as a country and we will get through them as we always have together now our job particularly for joshing on as we take forward this new mantle of leadership is a new generation is to ensure that we not only bring our party back together which has been bruised and battered this week but that will enable us to ensure we bring the parliament back together that we can continue to work to ensure that our country stays close together a saudi amorality coalition air strike near a camp in yemen has reportedly killed at least thirty one people including women and children who three media says it happened in a day the province the u.a.e. says rebels were launching missiles from the area. south africa has summoned the top u.s. diplomat there to criticize president donald trump's tweet on land reform it says it's disappointed by washington's fai

the challenges at the moment would be peter dutton, who challenged mr turnbull earlier this week, alongside the treasurer, scott morrisonre unprecedented times in australian politics and safe to say the situation in the nation's capital can best be described as rather chaotic. and this is the sixth prime minister in a decade? people are not happy about that. and theissue people are not happy about that. and the issue around mr dutton has been resolved? yes. his family own a trust that has interests in child—care centres trust that has interests in child—ca re centres and trust that has interests in child—care centres and receives subsidies from the state. now there was? over whether that would deem at mr dutton to be ineligible because a public, someone upholding a public office cannot benefit financially from the state. at the advice from the chief lawyer for the government is that mr dutton appears to be in the clear. that allows him to contest the clear. that allows him to co ntest a ny the clear. that allows him to contest any leadership ballot. the contenders, the other contenders, the treasurer, scott morrison, an

scott morrison, who had been an ally of mr turnbull, won a leadership contest held this morning.australian pm has served a full three—year term since 2007. 0ur correspondent hywel griffith sent this report from the capital, canberra, and a warning that there are flashing images. meet australia's latest prime minister, the fifth in just eight years. scott morrison is known as "scomo" to his friends, allies he'll need as he seeks to rebuild a governing party which has torn itself to shreds and lost the trust of the australian public. there's been a lot of talk this week about whose side people are on in this building. we are on your side. that's what matters. so, once again, australia has a new prime minister. but scott morrison faces a huge dual challenge, notjust healing the wounds of his warring party, but in seeking the forgiveness of the australian public, who have watched the events of the last week with exasperation and anger. they won't have been impressed with what they've seen. just a few days ago, scott morrison was standing shoulder to shoulder with his predecessor malc

the latest headlines: scott morrison has won the race to succeed malcolm turnbull as australian prime minister. mre lost the support of a majority of his party in parliament no safe level of alcohol. a major study says going teetotal is the only way to avoid any risk to your health. now it's time to look at the stories that are making the headlines in the media across the world: we begin with the daily telegraph. its front page headline reads — hammond under fire for no deal warning. the chancellor is accused of undermining theresa may in a letter to the treasury after yesterday's no deal brexit departure speech. looking at the sydney morning herald where the only story in town is the challenge for the prime minister's job. scott morrison has emerged as the new leader of australia and members of parliament, including his opponent, have already pledged their loyalty to him. in the financial times, there's another development on the delayed listing of aramco. this story says saudi arabia's foreign wealth fund is primed to choose international banks to lend it $11 billion, filling the whole left by t

leadership challenge that toppled malcolm turnbull as prime minister scott morrison was picked to replace him instead australia's change from mrs now eleven times in a decade prompting some to call it the coup capital of the pacific. now whether it's plastic water bottles plastic trays opacic force the material they're made of has become a global problem and while many initiatives are moving towards a path six free environment plastic production is still accelerating because it's cheaper to produce ten to recycle but one major recycling center in the u.s. is trying to keep up. from new york. at this recycling plant business is booming two thirds of all of new york city's plastic waste that's put into recycling bins ends up here where it's meticulously sorted then sold to companies to make it into other plastics to meet skyrocketing global demand in the past twenty years the amount of plastic produced in the world has doubled but today globally less than ten percent is recycled for decades china used to recycle more than half the world's dirty plastics but the country ended that practice earlier this year many believe the policy

scott morrison, who had been an ally of mr turnbull, won a leadership contest this morning.served a full three—year term since 2007. 0ur correspondent hywel griffith sent this report from the capital, canberra, and a warning that there are flashing images. meet australia's latest prime minister, the fifth in just eight years. scott morrison is known as scomo to his friends. allies he will need as he tries to rebuild a governing party which has torn itself to shreds and lost the trust of the australian public. there has been a lot of talk this week about whose side people are on in this building. we are on your side, that's what matters. once again, australia has a new prime minister, but scott morrison faces a dual challenge, notjust healing the wounds of his warring party but seeking the forgiveness of the australian public. who watched the events of the last week with exasperation and anger. they won't have been impressed with what they've seen. a few days ago, scott morrison was standing shoulder to shoulder with his predecessor, malcolm turnbull, pledging loyalty. this i

leadership challenge that toppled malcolm turnbull as prime minister scott morrison was picked to replace him instead australia's change from mrs not eleven times in a decade prompting some to call it the coup capital of the pacific. and whether it's plastic water bottles plastic trays opacic force the material they're made of has become a global problem and while many initiatives are moving towards a plastic free environment plastic production is still accelerating because it's cheaper to produce then to recycle but one major recycling center in the u.s. is trying to keep up but as gabriel is under reports from new york. at this recycling plant business is booming two thirds of all of new york city's plastic waste that's put into recycling bins ends up here where it's meticulously sorted then sold to companies to make it in the other plastics to meet skyrocketing global demand in the past twenty years the amount of plastic produced in the world has doubled but today globally less than ten percent is recycled for decades china used to recycle more than half the world's dirty plastics but the country ended that practice earlier

scott morrison — who had been an ally of mr turnbull — won a leadership contest held this morning.at there are flashing images. meet australia‘s latest prime minister, the fifth in just eight years. scott morrison is known as scomo to his friends. allies he will need as he tries to rebuild a governing party which has torn itself to shreds and lost the trust of the australian public. there has been a lot of talk this week about whose side people are on in this building. we are on your side, that‘s what matters. once again, australia has a new prime minister, but scott morrison faces a dual challenge, notjust healing the wounds of his warring party but seeking the forgiveness of the australian public. who watched the events of the last week with exasperation and anger. they won‘t have been impressed with what they‘ve seen. a few days ago scott morrison was standing shoulder to shoulder with his predecessor, malcolm turnbull, pledging loyalty. this is my leader and i am ambitious for him. but bitter feuds within this building over climate change and immigration meant malcolm turnbull

candidate how the insurgents were not rewarded by electing mr dothan for example but instead the successor who i wish the very best of course scott morrison a very loyal and effective treasurer goals like that in morrison was once immigration minister in charge of controversial asylum policies he had backed turnbull to remain prime minister before friday's vote has been a lot of talk this week. about his side people are on in this building. and what just annoyed me to tell you. is the new generation of liberal leadership is where on your side australians are generally unhappy with what they see as a revolving door system of leadership scott morrison now faces the difficult task of uniting his party before facing the australian public in a federal election in less than a year. before that virus and government which has a majority of just one seat is likely to have another electoral test. malcolm turnbull says he'll leave parliament soon triggering a byelection for his electorate kathy novak al jazeera sydney. saudi arabia is reportedly looking to borrow money from international banks to help stabilize its economy according to the financial

candidate how the insurgents were not rewarded by electing mr dutton for example but instead the successor who i wish the very best of course scott morrison a very loyal and effective treasurer goals like that in mars and was once immigration minister in charge of controversial asylum policy he had backed turbo to remain prime minister before friday's vote has been a lot of talk this week. i bet he saw it people room in this building. and we're just annoyed he did tell you. is the new generation of liberal leadership . is wearing yourself australians are generally unhappy with what they see as a revolving door system of leadership scott morrison now faces the difficult task of uniting his party before facing the australian public in a federal election in less than a year before that barzan government which has a majority of just one seat is likely to have another electoral test. malcolm turnbull says he'll leave parliament soon triggering a byelection for his electorate kathy novak al jazeera sydney. the mass exodus of migrants from venezuela is heading towards a similar scale to the refugee crisis in the mediterranean that's according to

the treasurer in the government scott morrison led by the liberal party led a leadership contest held this morning. mrto vote said he was proud of his record and blamed insurgent mps for bringing him down. no australian pm has served a full three—year term since 2007. hurricane lane has been downgraded to a tropical storm as it begins to reach land in hawaii. authorities have warned residents and visitors that strong winds and heavy rain are likely to cause serious disruption for several days. emergency shelters have opened and schools, businesses and government offices are closed. travel chaos is threatening to scupper plans for thousands of holidaymakers ahead of the bank holiday weekend. more than 2 million people are set to leave the uk this weekend but a perfect storm of rail cancellations, road works and airport strikes could severely hamper people's hopes of getting away. simonjones is at port of dover for us this morning. good morning to you, simon. it looks like a lovely day. it could get tricky later on? yes, it is expected to bea tricky later on? yes, it is expected to be a frantic friday a

scott morrison, the current treasurer in the government led by the liberal party, won a leadership contest held this morning. mrl, who did not stand in the vote, said he was proud of his record and blamed "insurgent" mps for bringing him down. we can get the latest from our syd ney we can get the latest from our sydney correspondent phil mercer. a sixth prime ministerfor sydney correspondent phil mercer. a sixth prime minister for australia injusta sixth prime minister for australia in just a decade? yes, sixth prime minister for australia injust a decade? yes, and he is just about to be sworn into office, to become the 30th prime minister of australia. there will be many voters in this country who wonder when the 3ist in this country who wonder when the 3ist will come along, given that we have to have an election here in australia by me. you're absolutely right, at the top of australian politics, it's been a bit of a revolving door in recent years. prime ministers in this country have it seems an inability to stay the course and you have to go back more than ten years to find apm who managed to last the three

by electing mr dutton for example but instead the successor who i wish the very best of course scott morrison a very loyal and effective treasurer well from all of this let's cross live to kathy novak in sydney kathy said tell us a bit more about scott morrison and what is it a surprise that he won the leadership contest even though he wasn't the main challenger surprising in so far as that he wasn't the challenger as you say we heard malcolm turnbull there refer to him mr dutton that's peter dutton who is from the more conservative side of the right wing ruling liberal party here in australia malcolm turnbull is considered a more moderate no compared to malcolm turnbull scott morrison would be considered more conservative but throughout this leadership crisis morrison had been standing behind malcolm turnbull his treasurer and he had previously that mars and that is served as immigration minister and you could see that malcolm turnbull was pleased that if he was to lose his job that the person who would be stepping in would be scott morrison so i think those who were backing the challenge fr

leadership crisis there escalates, mr turnbull has promised to hold a meeting on friday, to see if he has enough political support to continue. mps peter dutton, scott morrisonpotential challengers for the top job. let's hear how some australians are feeling about the political turmoil. no one knows what is going on. if they just no one knows what is going on. if theyjust did thejob no one knows what is going on. if theyjust did the job they get paid to do, they should get in there and governed the country and not stuff around and sought their stuff out. the reason people voted for the liberal party was because of malcolm and his moderate views and great ideas about climate change. and his moderate views and great ideas about climate changem and his moderate views and great ideas about climate change. it is just another debacle. i do not think the liberal party will be in government are much longer. i think there is a very good chance that they will lose the next election. i ama they will lose the next election. i am a bit worried we will go down the path of the states, closing the border in all that type of thing, taking a few steps backwards. for more on t

leadership crisis there escalates, mr turnbull has promised to hold a meeting on friday to see if he has enough political support to continue. mps peter dutton, scott morrisonpotential challengers for the topjob. let's hear how some australians are feeling about the political turmoil. no one knows what's going on. if theyjust did theirjob. they are paid to do so they should get in there and just govern the country, not stuff around and sought their own stuff out. the reason why a lot of us voted for the liberal party this time is because of malcolm, because of his moderate views, you know, he actually has great ideas about the climate change and different things we want in this country. well, it's just another debacle, really, isn't it? i do not think the liberal party will be in government for much longer. i think there is a very good chance that they will lose the next election, irrespective of who the leader is. i am a bit worried we might go down the path of the states, closing the border down and that type of thing. i think we've come a long way and i think we're actually going to take a few steps backwards. our correspondent, hywel griffith joins us n

candidate how the insurgents were not rewarded by electing mr dutton for example but instead the successor who i wish the very best of course scott morrison a very loyal and effective treasurer. like doesn't morrison was once immigration minister in charge of controversial asylum policies he had backed turbo to remain prime minister before friday's vote has been a lot of talk this week about he saw it people room in this building. and what just annoyed me to tell you. is the new generation of liberal leadership is where in yourself australians are generally unhappy with what they see as a revolving door system of leadership scott morrison now faces the difficult task of uniting his party before facing the australian public in a federal election in less than a year before that barzan government which has a majority of just one seat is likely to have another electoral test. malcolm turnbull says he'll leave parliament soon triggering a byelection for his electorate kathy novak al jazeera sydney. the world health organization says that you break in the democratic republic of congo has reached a point it's had been dreading a doctor in the ea

candidate how the insurgents were not rewarded by electing mr for example but instead the my successor who i wish the very best of course scott morrison a very loyal and effective treasury bills like that in maurice and was once immigration minister in charge of controversial asylum policy he had backed turbo to remain prime minister before friday's vote has been a lot of talk this week about his side people are on in this building. and what just annoyed me to tell you. is the new generation of liberal leadership. is where on your side australians are generally unhappy with what they see as a revolving door system of leadership scott morrison now faces the difficult task of uniting his party before facing the australian public in a federal election in less than a year before that barzan government which has a majority of just one seat is likely to have another electoral test. malcolm turnbull says he'll leave parliament soon triggering a byelection for his electorate kathy novak al jazeera sydney. well as i mentioned earlier malcolm turnbull became the fourth astronomy and prime minister to be removed from office since twenty ten well

sworn in as the new prime minister scott morrison served as turnbull's treasurer he was one of three challenges to term or when the leadership was put to the vote mr marson addressed the nation a short time ago. we have a lot of challenges as a country and we will get through them as we always have together now our job particularly for josh and i as we take forward this new mantle of leadership as a new generation. is to ensure that we not only bring our party back together which has been bruised and battered this week but that will enable us to ensure we bring the parliament back together that we can continue to work to ensure that our country stays close together let's cross over live now to kathy novak in sydney's has been a dramatic day plenty of speeches i think some of them are still ongoing what run us through what's been said. well malcolm turnbull as he was leaving his position as prime minister said that israel ian's would be appalled by what they have witnessed this week it has been a leadership crisis for malcolm turnbull he has been facing what he calls an insurgency from his opponents because he represents a more moderate side of the

scott morrison, who had been an ally of mr turnbull, won a leadership contest held this morning.hat there are flashing images. meet australia‘s latest prime minister, the fifth injust meet australia‘s latest prime minister, the fifth in just eight yea rs. scott minister, the fifth in just eight years. scott morrison is known and school mode to his friends. allies he will need as he tries to rebuild a governing party which has torn itself to shreds and lost the trust of the australian public. there has been a lot of talk this week about whose side people are on in this building. we are on your side, that‘s what matters. building. we are on your side, that's what matters. once again, australia has a new prime minister, but scott morrison faces a dual challenge, not just but scott morrison faces a dual challenge, notjust healing the wounds of his warring party but seeking the forgiveness of the australian public who watched the events of the last week with exasperation and anger. they won‘t have been impressed with what they‘ve seen. a few days ago scott morrison was standing should

joining oh on the cnbc news line a partner at morrison and firefight also the former assistant attorney general and a cnbc contributor we received the new that is mrl with the government having to do presumably with a variety of issues surrounding his taxi medallion business and maybe other things what do you make of it >> well it's potentially significant news i think we'll have to wait and see what the terms of the deal are, what he pled guilty to, and whether or not he has agreed to provide full cooperation, which you would imagine that he has if he is signing up to a plea deal. with you we have to wait and see the terms. that this is occurring at the same time that the former campaign manager is awaiting a jury verdict about his fraud, and interesting news today, from microsoft about russia's continuing attempts to attack our country, and to in this case attack conservative, republican groups, we have i think a confluence of events here of historic proportions. >> let me turn to a narrow part of this with respect to -- to mr. cohen and his potential plea agreement. part of his legal jeopardy may be tied to campaign finance violations having to