Australia's PM Scott Morrison concedes election defeat, Anthony Albanese to take over now
2 years, 7 months ago

Australia's PM Scott Morrison concedes election defeat, Anthony Albanese to take over now

India TV News  

Highlights Australia’s PM conceded defeat after an election Saturday that could deliver a minority govt. Australia’s prime minister conceded defeat after an election Saturday that could deliver a minority government. Scott Morrison acted quickly despite millions of votes yet to be counted because an Australian prime minister must attended a Tokyo summit on Tuesday with U.S., Japanese leaders with PM Modi. Opposition leader Anthony Albanese will be sworn in as prime minister after his Labor party clenched its first electoral win since 2007. Labor party's promises Labor has promised more financial assistance and a robust social safety net as Australia grapples with the highest inflation since 2001 and soaring housing prices.

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Former Australian PM Scott Morrison censured over secret ministry posts
2 years ago

Former Australian PM Scott Morrison censured over secret ministry posts

Firstpost  

Over two years, Morrison had himself sworn in as minister for finance, home affairs, treasury, resources, agriculture and environment, without telling the public, parliament or existing ministers Sydney: Australia’s parliament on Wednesday censured ex-prime minister Scott Morrison for secretly appointing himself to several key ministries during the Covid-19 pandemic, delivering a rare and stinging rebuke. By a vote of 86 …

Morrison and His Ministries
2 years, 3 months ago

Morrison and His Ministries

The Diplomat  

Compared to its political cousins in the United Kingdom and Canada, Australia has less concentration of power in the prime minister’s office. Yet there has been a series of recent revelations that Australia’s former prime minister, Scott Morrison, significantly undermined the principles of a cabinet-based government, secretly having himself sworn into five other ministries by the governor-general in order to …

Australian authorities declare final results after election
2 years, 6 months ago

Australian authorities declare final results after election

Associated Press  

CANBERRA, Australia — Authorities declared the final seats on Wednesday in a greener, more fragmented Australian Parliament following May 21 elections. The election brought Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s center-left Labor Party to power for the first time in nine years. The Australian Electoral Commission on Wednesday declared the Victoria state seat of Cooper was the 77th won by Labor in …

Australian authorities declare final results after election
2 years, 6 months ago

Australian authorities declare final results after election

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The election brought Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s center-left Labor Party to power for the …

Australia’s Labor Party wins enough seats to govern alone
2 years, 6 months ago

Australia’s Labor Party wins enough seats to govern alone

Associated Press  

CANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s center-left Labor Party secured enough seats Tuesday to hold an outright majority in the House as vote counting from an election 10 days ago continued. That means new Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his party will be able to govern alone — although it’s possible they might still seek deals with other parties to strengthen their …

'Quad' talks in Japan open with eyes on China and Ukraine
2 years, 7 months ago

'Quad' talks in Japan open with eyes on China and Ukraine

The Hindu  

The leaders of Japan, India, Australia and the United States — or the "Quad" grouping — pledged to stand work towards a free and open region, and focus on fighting climate change, at the start of a summit in Tokyo on May 24. "Without walking together with countries in the region, the Quad cannot be successful," he said, a reference …

Chinese premier congratulates Australian leader on election
2 years, 7 months ago

Chinese premier congratulates Australian leader on election

Associated Press  

CANBERRA, Australia — Chinese Premier Li Keqiang wrote to congratulate Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on his election victory, which some Australian media reported on Tuesday was a thawing of bilateral relations that Beijing put into deep freeze more than two years ago. “We will respond appropriately in time.” Albanese has said he expected bilateral relations to remain difficult despite …

Anthony Albanese meeting with Joe Biden and Quad leaders in first full day as Prime Minister
2 years, 7 months ago

Anthony Albanese meeting with Joe Biden and Quad leaders in first full day as Prime Minister

ABC  

Anthony Albanese is about to face his first major test as Australia's new Prime Minister, spending his first full day in office on the world stage. Key points: Anthony Albanese and Penny Wong spend their first full days in office in Tokyo for a meeting of Quad leaders The new Prime Minister will hold a bilateral meeting with US President …

Albanese sworn in as PM in Australia ahead of Tokyo summit
2 years, 7 months ago

Albanese sworn in as PM in Australia ahead of Tokyo summit

Associated Press  

CANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s new prime minister was sworn in Monday and flew to Tokyo for a summit with President Joe Biden while vote counting continued to determine whether he will control a majority in a Parliament that is demanding tougher action on climate change. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s center-left Labor Party ousted predecessor Scott Morrison ’s conservative coalition at …

Anthony Albanese sworn in as PM of Australia ahead of Tokyo summit
2 years, 7 months ago

Anthony Albanese sworn in as PM of Australia ahead of Tokyo summit

The Hindu  

Australia's new prime minister Anthony Albanese was sworn in Monday, May 23, 2022, ahead of a Tokyo summit with President Joe Biden while vote counting continued to determine whether he will control a majority in a Parliament that is demanding tougher action on climate change. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's center-left Labor Party ousted predecessor Scott Morrison's conservative coalition at Saturday's …

After his election win, Albanese's next challenge starts now — bringing the cross bench and a third of voters with him
2 years, 7 months ago

After his election win, Albanese's next challenge starts now — bringing the cross bench and a third of voters with him

ABC  

In any other decade, this would be a result that triggers talk of an existential crisis in the Labor Party. Instead, Anthony Albanese becomes the 31st Prime Minister on a primary vote lower than Bill Shorten's repeat electoral failure in 2019. Labor got exactly what it had been angling for all along: a referendum on Morrison In Victoria — the …

Australia swears in new Labor PM ahead of Quad meeting
2 years, 7 months ago

Australia swears in new Labor PM ahead of Quad meeting

Hindustan Times  

Australia's Labor Party leader Anthony Albanese will be sworn in as the country's new prime minister on Monday as he promised a "journey of change" vowing to tackle climate change and rising living costs. Anthony Albanese Along with Albanese, deputy Labor leader Richard Marles and three key ministers in waiting - Penny Wong in foreign affairs, Jim Chalmers as treasurer …

Albanese elected Australia’s leader in complex poll result
2 years, 7 months ago

Albanese elected Australia’s leader in complex poll result

Associated Press  

SYDNEY — Australians awoke on Sunday to a new prime minister in Anthony Albanese, the center-left Labor Party leader whose ascension to the nation’s top job from being raised in social housing by a single mother on a disability pension was said to reflect the country’s changed fabric. “It says a lot about our great country that a son of …

PM-elect Anthony Albanese vows to repair Australia’s image overseas
2 years, 7 months ago

PM-elect Anthony Albanese vows to repair Australia’s image overseas

The Hindu  

Incoming Prime Minister Anthony Albanese vowed to end Australia’s reputation as a climate laggard and reset relations with the rest of the world Sunday, as he raced to form a government in time for a key Tokyo summit. “I want to change the way that politics operates in this country.” It is still unclear whether Albanese’s Labor Party will win …

Stars including Magda Szubanski react to Anthony Albanese becoming the new PM
2 years, 7 months ago

Stars including Magda Szubanski react to Anthony Albanese becoming the new PM

Daily Mail  

Some of the country's biggest names have reacted to the Labor Party's election win as Anthony Albanese becomes Australia's 31st Prime Minister. Comedian Magda Szubanski savagely took down outgoing Prime Minister Scott Morrison in a number of Tweets on Sunday, while actor and filmmaker Brendan Cowell roasted Mr Morrison over his love for the NRL's Cronulla Sharks. 'I haven't felt …

Australia’s next prime minister came from humble beginnings
2 years, 7 months ago

Australia’s next prime minister came from humble beginnings

Associated Press  

CANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s Prime Minister-elect Anthony Albanese is a politician molded by his humble start to life as the only child of a single mother who raised him on a pension in gritty inner-Sydney suburbia. “It says a lot about our great country that a son of a single mom who was a disability pensioner, who grew up in …

Albanese elected Australia's leader in complex poll result
2 years, 7 months ago

Albanese elected Australia's leader in complex poll result

NPR  

Albanese elected Australia's leader in complex poll result Enlarge this image toggle caption Rick Rycroft/AP Rick Rycroft/AP SYDNEY, Australia — Australians awoke on Sunday to a new prime minister in Anthony Albanese, the center-left Labor Party leader whose ascension to the nation's top job from being raised in social housing by a single mother on a disability pension was said …

Who won the election? Who is Australia's new prime minister? Who lost their seats? And other quick questions about the result
2 years, 7 months ago

Who won the election? Who is Australia's new prime minister? Who lost their seats? And other quick questions about the result

ABC  

The country looks very different today after the results of the federal election. Josh Frydenberg, the Treasurer who was tabbed as a future Liberal leader, lost the Melbourne seat of Kooyong to paediatric neurologist Monique Ryan, the Treasurer who was tabbed as a future Liberal leader, lost the Melbourne seat of Kooyong to paediatric neurologist Monique Ryan Dave Sharma lost …

Australia's next Prime Minister Anthony Albanese came from humble beginnings
2 years, 7 months ago

Australia's next Prime Minister Anthony Albanese came from humble beginnings

The Hindu  

Australia's Prime Minister-elect Anthony Albanese is a politician molded by his humble start to life as the only child of a single mother who raised him on a pension in gritty inner-Sydney suburbia. "It says a lot about our great country that a son of a single mom who was a disability pensioner, who grew up in public housing down …

Australian PM-elect Anthony Albanese no stranger to India
2 years, 7 months ago

Australian PM-elect Anthony Albanese no stranger to India

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Australia’s Prime Minister-elect Anthony Albanese, who led the Labor party to its first electoral victory in nearly a decade, is not a stranger to India. In addition to touring India as a backpacker in 1991, Albanese also came to the country with a parliamentary delegation, according to Australian high commissioner Barry O’Farrell. Anthony Albanese, leader of Australia's Labor …

Australian Labor topples conservatives; PM faces early tests
2 years, 7 months ago

Australian Labor topples conservatives; PM faces early tests

Associated Press  

CANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s center-left opposition party toppled the conservative government after almost a decade in power, and Prime Minister-elect Anthony Albanese in his Saturday election victory speech promised sharper reductions in greenhouse gas emissions while he faces an early foreign policy test. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said he quickly conceded defeat despite millions of votes yet to be counted …

Australia: Anthony Albanese becomes new PM, Scott Morrison concedes defeat
2 years, 7 months ago

Australia: Anthony Albanese becomes new PM, Scott Morrison concedes defeat

Op India  

Australia’s opposition leader Anthony Albanese defeated the current Prime Minister Scott Morrison in the national election. Australia’s Labor Party is set to take power for the first time since 2013, as voters booted out Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s conservative government. I congratulate Anthony Albanese and the Labor Party and I wish him and his government all the very best.” Albanese …

Australian prime minister Scott Morrison concedes election defeat
2 years, 7 months ago

Australian prime minister Scott Morrison concedes election defeat

Firstpost  

Australians voted Saturday to end a decade of conservative rule. However, it is not yet clear if any party has secured a majority Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Saturday admitted defeat in national elections after a “difficult night” for his conservative government. “Tonight I have spoken to the leader of the opposition and the incoming prime minister, Anthony Albanese, …

Australian Labor topples Conservatives, PM-elect Anthony Albanese faces early tests
2 years, 7 months ago

Australian Labor topples Conservatives, PM-elect Anthony Albanese faces early tests

The Hindu  

Australia’s center-left opposition party toppled the Conservative government after almost a decade in power, and Prime Minister-elect Anthony Albanese in his Saturday election victory speech promised sharper reductions in greenhouse gas emissions while he faces an early foreign policy test. As well as campaigning against Labor, Mr. Morrison’s conservative Liberals fought off a new challenge from so-called teal independent candidates …

Australia election: Labor party leader Albanese claims victory
2 years, 7 months ago

Australia election: Labor party leader Albanese claims victory

Al Jazeera  

Labor party leader claims victory in the national election after PM Scott Morrison concedes defeat, ending nearly a decade of conservative government. Sydney, Australia – Australia’s Labor party leader has claimed victory in the national election after Prime Minister Scott Morrison conceded defeat even as the votes are still being counted, ending nearly a decade of conservative government. “Tonight, I …

Anthony Albanese: Who is Australia’s prime minister-elect?
2 years, 7 months ago

Anthony Albanese: Who is Australia’s prime minister-elect?

Al Jazeera  

Anthony Albanese has led his Labor Party to victory in the national election in Australia, ending nine years of conservative rule. Albanese, nicknamed “Albo”, will be sworn in as prime minister after his Labor party claimed its first electoral win since 2007. “Anthony has … a capacity to look beyond the party political alignment,” said Robert Tickner, a former Labor …

With Anthony Albanese at the helm, Labor is projected to win 2022 federal election
2 years, 7 months ago

With Anthony Albanese at the helm, Labor is projected to win 2022 federal election

ABC  

Anthony Albanese will return Labor from the political wilderness to government, seizing power from the Coalition after it has been almost a decade in office. Key points: It remains unclear if Labor will govern in majority or with the support of the crossbench The Liberal Party has suffered major losses to "teal" independents in once-safe Liberal seats Treasurer Josh Frydenberg …

Australia election 2022: Scott Morrison rushed from campaign event Solomon Islands diplomat fracas
2 years, 7 months ago

Australia election 2022: Scott Morrison rushed from campaign event Solomon Islands diplomat fracas

Daily Mail  

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has been rushed out of a campaign event in Tasmania by his security detail after being confronted by an angry voter. @SBSNews #ausvotes pic.twitter.com/lq4U3hUDDx — Shuba Krishnan May 12, 2022 Trevor Sofield confronted Scott Morrison at a dairy cafe in Tasmania on Thursday afternoon to express his disappointment at the mismanagement of the Solomon Islands Mr …

Anthony Albanese's election campaign not over yet despite horror new polling results
2 years, 8 months ago

Anthony Albanese's election campaign not over yet despite horror new polling results

Daily Mail  

Anthony Albanese's election hopes took a hit after a significant blunder during the first week of campaigning, but the margin of error in the latest opinion poll indicates it's not over yet. Anthony Albanese's election hopes took a hit after a significant blunder during the first week of campaigning but the margin of error in the latest opinion poll indicates …

Scott Morrison calls federal election for May 21, setting up battle with Labor's Anthony Albanese
2 years, 8 months ago

Scott Morrison calls federal election for May 21, setting up battle with Labor's Anthony Albanese

ABC  

Australians will get to decide who leads the country for the next three years when they go to the polls in a federal election on May 21. Key points: The election date sets up a six-week campaign which will pit Mr Morrison against Anthony Albanese Mr Morrison admitted his government was not "perfect" but that it was "up-front" Mr Albanese …

Australian PM calls May 21 general election
2 years, 8 months ago

Australian PM calls May 21 general election

Al Jazeera  

Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s conservative coalition trails Labor in opinion polls after nine years in power. Australia will hold a general election on May 21, Prime Minister Scott Morrison says, triggering a campaign expected to be fought over cost-of-living pressures, climate change and questions of trust and competence of the major parties. Morrison played up economic uncertainties and security threats …

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