Australia election results: Anthony Albanese's Labor Party keeps the authority in the vote as a test of the anti-trump mood

Brisbane and Sydney, Australia
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The Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese secured a second term in office for his conservative competitors on a catastrophic night, since voters have decided against changes against the background of global turbulence that the US President Donald Trump caused.

Australia's return of a left -wing government follows Canada's similarly sharp swing to Mark Carney's Liberal Party, another government party whose assets have been changed by Trump. The loss of the seat of the Liberal Party, Peter Dutton, reflects that of the conservative party leader Pierre Poilievre.

While Australia was not confronted with the same threats for its sovereignty as Canada, Trump's global tariffs and political fluctuations have undermined the trust of Australians in the USA, according to the latest surveys.

Albane's victory makes him the first Australian prime minister to win again for two decades, and he will start his second term with at least 87 seats in the lower house with 150 seats, according to the latest estimates.

A clearly emotional Albanese entered the stage to cheer shortly before 10 p.m. local time to thank the Australians for the selection of a majority of the Labor government and oppose the predictions that would lose both major parties.

“During this time of global uncertainty, Australians chose optimism and determination,” said Albanese at the Labor Victory Party in Sydney.

Dutton, who had hoped to end the night as Prime Minister, lost the outskirts of Brisbane, which he had held for more than 20 years, and ended a brutal night for the experienced politician who held uphids in the last coalition government.

During the defeat, Dutton said that he took full responsibility for loss of election.

“Our liberal family harms all over the country tonight,” said Dutton. “We were defined by our opponents in this choice, which is not the true story of us, but we will rebuild from here.”

The ability of the candidates to deal with the US President was a topic of conversation on the campaign. Despite the criticism that he couldn't get Trump on the phone, Albanese said that they had shared “warm” conversations in the past and he saw no reason not to trust him. Despite the threat of Trump's tariffs, Canberra remains a convincing ally of Washington.

Dutton entered the five -week campaign for a strong stand. Analysts say, however, that his opportunities were severely damaged by political faults and reversations and that Trump's demolition ball approach was burdened for the global order.

In contrast, Albanes Labor Party was able to demonstrate a steady hand – a relevant tone in response to Trump's decision to impose 10% tariffs on Australia that later became during the break said analysts.

After Trump's announcement of the “Liberation Day” on April 2, Albanese called a press conference and said, flanked by his foreign and trading ministers: “This is not the act of a friend.” In contrast, Dutton tried to shake off comparisons with Trump through his opponents, not only because some guidelines seemed to have seemed to have been inspired by the US leader.

During the campaign, the Senator, whom he prepared as a shadow minister for the efficiency of the government, said she “wanted to make Australia great again”. Jacinta Nampijinpa Price later said she didn't notice that she said it. When asked on Saturday, if the Trump comparisons had injured Dutton, Price said: “If you close enough mud, it will hold on.”

Labor presented a strong mandate

In the past three years, Albanese has been attributed to the improvement of relationships with China, which led to the inclusion of tariffs that were imposed during the term of his predecessor. His government has also repaired the relationships with Pacific Island Nations, partly to prevent Beijing from filling a leadership vacuum. In terms of external relationships, he promised more of it.

In Australia, the government of Albanese was widely criticized that they are not aggressive enough to tame the rising living costs with high global inflation during a time. In the coming years he has promised tax cutting, cheaper medication, lower deposits for first buyers and 1.2 million houses to relieve the real estate crisis.

Albanese met the first office in the so -called “climate elections” of 2022 with promises to reduce the Australia's carbon emissions and to reach NETTO NET by 2050. Despite a rapid introduction of renewable projects to provide 10 million houses, his government criticizes his government to also approve new coal and gas projects.

On Saturday, Albanese confirmed his commitment to climate measures, in contrast to the attack, which was added by the new US administration, to environmental agencies and research.

All Australians know that “renewable energies are a chance that we have to work together to use the future of our economy,” said Albanese.

The loss of the liberal party means that Dutton's plan to build seven nuclear power plants on public costs will not go on, according to a critic that the critics were a stable tactic in order to expand the trust of Australia into fossil fuels.

“Today's election result shows that the Australians have extensively rejected the coalition of the coalition of the climate and nature destruction and their plan to force dangerous nuclear weapons in communities,” said David Ritter, CEO of Greenpeace Australia Pacific.

The loss of Dutton ends a long political career for the ex-policy officer, who was able to defend, immigration and immigration and interior matters in the former coalition government.

Dutton took over the liberal leadership after Morrison's loss of election in 2022 and brought the call as a strong man in the right wing of the party. During the 2025 election campaign, Dutton blamed the Prime Minister because he had not secured any exceptions to the global tariffs of the US president, and said he could have negotiated a better business.

When the surveys pointed out that the voters were eliminated from his approach in Trump style, Dutton seemed to try to create a certain distance between himself and the US leader. In the last week of the campaign, he seemed to use Trump Rhetoric again and refer to the national broadcaster in Australia and the left-wing newspaper The Guardian as a “hate media”.

In 2023, Dutton started disputes as Prime Minister by successfully involved in the government's referendum on the language proposal, which included the constitutional recognition for indigenous Australians.

Dutton had described the Voice referendum divisive because it suggested to give group recognition about another. For the same reason, he said that the flags of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander would no longer be present at press conferences under his leadership – because all Australians should be united under a flag. Albanese represented the opposing view.

When he claimed the victory, Albanese made a conscious attempt to fill himself as a “children's leader”, in contrast to the model offered by an administration, he accused his rival to be emulated.

“Now that the Australian people have made their clear decision, let us think about what we have in common, because no matter where you have chosen, no matter where you live, no matter how you worship or who you love or whether you belong to a culture that knows this big continent for 65,000 years and has known for you. For 65,000 years, or you have carried out our home.