Here Are Four Key Challenges Facing Australia’s New Prime Minister
- New leader offers government chance to focus on voter concerns
- Foreign affairs, energy, trade, immigration areas to address
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Nine months. That’s all the time new Australian leader Scott Morrison has to convince voters he can unite his wounded government and produce winning policy positions before the next election.
Morrison, 50, emerged as prime minister after last week’s infighting within his Liberal party saw Malcolm Turnbull brought down by its disaffected right wing. Polls now show the ruling Liberal-National coalition trailing the main opposition Labor party by double digits.