Australians are delighted Tony Abbott has been sacked (except Rupert Murdoch)

Malcolm Turnbull will replace the sacked leader

(EPA)

Tony Abbott's spell as Australian Prime Minister has been short and not particularly sweet.

And on Monday his two-year tenure came to an end when rival Malcolm Turnbull won a snap vote for the Liberal Party leadership following a sudden coup.

Mr Abbott has been a divisive figure in Australian politics. He has rejected calls for a referendum on gay marriage and used the military to repel asylum-seekers from the country's shores.

Aussies have since tweeted their delight at the news Mr Abbott had been given the boot en masse:

There was, however, one dissenting voice in the mix. Mr Abbott's long-time ally Rupert Murdoch.