<p class="title">Treasurer Scott Morrison was Friday picked as Australia's new prime minister after a Liberal party coup in a stunning upset against key challenger Peter Dutton, broadcasters ABC and Sky News reported.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Morrison, an ally of deposed leader Malcolm Turnbull, won a party-room ballot 45-40.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Foreign Minister Julie Bishop, another Turnbull backer, was also in the running but was eliminated in the first round of voting.</p>
<p class="title">Treasurer Scott Morrison was Friday picked as Australia's new prime minister after a Liberal party coup in a stunning upset against key challenger Peter Dutton, broadcasters ABC and Sky News reported.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Morrison, an ally of deposed leader Malcolm Turnbull, won a party-room ballot 45-40.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Foreign Minister Julie Bishop, another Turnbull backer, was also in the running but was eliminated in the first round of voting.</p>