Labor Government Projected in Australia

“Anthony Albanese and his opposition Labor Party were poised on Saturday to end nine years of conservative government in Australia, according to the country’s national broadcaster, defeating the coalition led by Prime Minister Scott Morrison with a campaign promising ‘renewal not revolution.’” the New York Times reports.

“The likely Labor victory would be only its fourth at the polls since World War II. After a race that became a referendum on Mr. Morrison and his combative style — in the final days he acknowledged that he could be ‘a bit of a bulldozer’ and promised to change — the results pointed to exhaustion with the incumbent more than enthusiasm for the challenger.”