Anthony Albanese has become the first Australian prime minister to win a second consecutive three-year term in office in 21 years.
He noted that his government had increased its majority in the upcoming parliament, without emulating the administration of US President Donald Trump.
“Australians have chosen to meet global challenges the Australian way, looking after each other and building the future,” Mr Albanese told supporters in his victory speech in Sydney.
“We don't need to ask, borrow or copy from anywhere else. We don't look outside the country for inspiration. We find it right here, in our values and in our citizens,” he added.
The Labor Party, representing Mr Albanese, called his opponent, Peter Dutton, the opposition leader, “DOGE-y Dutton” and accused his conservative Liberal Party of emulating Mr Trump and his Department of Government Efficiency.
Mr Dutton had earlier admitted his Conservative alliance had suffered an election defeat and that he had lost his seat in Parliament after 24 years.
Mr Dutton's predicament echoes that of Canada's last opposition leader, Pierre Poilievre, who lost his seat after Mr Trump declared economic war on the US's northern neighbour.
Mr Poilievre had previously been seen as a sure bet to become Canada's next prime minister and bring the Conservative Party back to power for the first time in a decade.
Analysts say emulating Trump has gone from being a political plus for Australian conservatives to a minus after he imposed global tariffs.
Sourse: breakingnews.ie
