{"id":78492,"date":"2022-05-31T12:23:33","date_gmt":"2022-05-31T12:23:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=78492"},"modified":"2022-05-31T12:23:33","modified_gmt":"2022-05-31T12:23:33","slug":"australia-election-pm-anthony-albanese-secures-majority-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=78492","title":{"rendered":"Australia election: PM Anthony Albanese secures majority government"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"News Desk:<\/strong> Australia's new Labor government has secured a majority in parliament, election analysts say.<\/p>\n

The centre-left party, led by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, defeated Scott Morrison's conservative coalition in an election on 21 May.<\/p>\n

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A record vote for independents and minor parties had made it uncertain whether Mr Albanese would govern in his own right.<\/p>\n

But he now has the 76 lower house seats needed, after victories in tight races.<\/p>\n

It is a different story in the Senate, where Mr Albanese's government will need crossbench support to pass laws.<\/p>\n

About a third of Australians voted for candidates outside the major parties, with support surging for the Greens and independents running on climate platforms.<\/p>\n

Mr Albanese has promised a “constructive relationship” with the expanded crossbench, despite not needing to rely on their votes in the House of Representatives. Two seats there remain undecided.<\/p>\n

He will announce his cabinet on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The veteran politician, who heads Australia's first Labor government in almost a decade, has promised to adopt more ambitious emissions reduction targets.<\/p>\n

However, he has so far refused calls to phase out coal use or to block the opening of new coal mines.<\/p>\n

Mr Albanese flew to Tokyo last week for a summit with the leaders of Japan, India and the US, known as the Quad.<\/p>\n

His government is also aiming to sure up ties in the Pacific in the face of growing Chinese influence. Foreign Minister Penny Wong made a trip to Fiji within days of being sworn in.<\/p>\n

Her visit came as China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi embarked on a tour of small Pacific nations, hoping to secure trade and security deals.<\/p>\n

Last month, China and the Solomon Islands agreed a security pact that sparked fears in Australia and the US that Beijing could build a naval base in the region.<\/p>\n

Mr Morrison lost power after shedding almost 20 seats at the election. These included traditional conservative strongholds in the cities, where climate policies were seen as a key factor.<\/p>\n

Staunch conservative and former defence minister Peter Dutton will now be opposition leader, after he was chosen by the Liberal Party to replace Mr Morrison.<\/p>\n

Barnaby Joyce – who made international headlines over a row about Johnny Depp's dogs – was replaced by David Littleproud as leader of the Nationals, the Liberals' junior coalition partner.<\/p>\n

In the last 40 years only one government – under John Howard in 2004 – has won a Senate majority.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

News Desk: Australia’s new Labor government has secured a majority in parliament, election analysts say. The centre-left party, led by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, defeated Scott Morrison’s conservative coalition in an election on 21 May. A record vote for independents and minor parties had made it uncertain whether Mr Albanese would govern in his own […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":78493,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2,14],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\t\n