New premier starts work amid fury over turnover

SYDNEY — Australia’s latest leader, Scott Morrison, spoke with President Trump, organized his Cabinet and met drought-affected farmers on Saturday as the backlash continued over yet another prime minister selected by an internal party vote.

A day after replacing Malcolm Turnbull following a ballot among parliamentarians from the ruling Liberal Party, Morrison had what he called a “great” phone conversation with Trump. “We affirmed the strength of the relationship between the US and Australia,” he tweeted.