MELBOURNE, Australia—Australia’s conservative government has lost its one-seat parliamentary majority and is facing the threat of snap elections after voters in a special ballot punished Prime Minister Scott Morrison for political tumult that made him the country’s fifth leader in as many years. The conservative ruling Liberal-National coalition suffered a defeat Saturday in a Sydney constituency held by former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull before he was ousted in August. Liberal Party candidate Dave Sharma conceded to Kerryn...

Source: Wall Street Journal October 20, 2018 11:37 UTC