FILE - In this Monday, Sept. 21, 2015, file photo, Australia's Treasurer Scott Morrison, left, is sworn in by Governor-General Peter Cosgrove, right, during the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's cabinet at Government House in Canberra, Australia. Turnbull received a boost from a respected opinion poll on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2015, but the fallout lingers from a bitter party battle as the leader he ousted has attacked the credibility of Morrison. A Newspoll published in The Australian newspaper on Tuesday found that Turnbull is Australia's most popular prime minister in more than five years - a period that covered the terms of Julia Gillard, Kevin Rudd and Tony Abbott. (Stefan Postles/Pool Photo via AP, File) (The Associated Press)
CANBERRA, Australia – Australia's new prime minister has received a boost in a respected opinion poll while the leader he ousted has attacked the credibility of the nation's new treasurer as the fallout from the sudden regime changed continues.
A Newspoll published on Tuesday found that Malcolm Turnbull is Australia's most popular prime minister in more than five years.
Newspoll also puts the government ahead of the opposition for the first time since early last year, although the lead is less than the survey's 3 percentage point margin of error.
Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott has contradicted new Treasurer Scott Morrison's version of events leading up to last week's leadership challenge, telling The Daily Telegraph newspaper Morrison "badly misled people."
The Newspoll was based on a telephone survey of 1,645 voters.
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