9:21 a.m. ET, May 18, 2019
The government ditched its leader twice ... but maybe voters just don't care?
Then-treasurer Scott Morrison is congratulated by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull after delivering the budget in the House of Representatives in 2017.
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Just eight months ago, the Liberal National coalition government was in chaos.
It plunged in the polls after ditching incumbent Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull for his treasurer Scott Morrison, the latest example of Australia's leadership merry-go-round.
With an election on the horizon, the situation seemed hopeless. Yet Morrison is now likely to win, dashing questions over whether removing Turnbull was actually the right call.
Speaking to CNN affiliate Sky News, former Labor communications minister Stephen Conroy said that while Australia's inability to keep a leader might be an international joke, voters don't seem to mind.
"Clearly the Australian people do not care about rotating prime ministers," he said.