New PM to address 'economic mismanagement' of Abbott's tenure

Sydney

THE well-oiled revolving door of Australian politics, which has cycled through five leaders in as many years, is earning the nation a reputation for instability which, according to at least one government lawmaker, is starting to resemble Italy.

The comparison is made tongue-in-cheek because Canberra is still much kinder to prime ministers than Rome over the longer term, but Australia's business community…