The new prime minister has spelled out few big plans for his government, but he will have to make good on promises to lift wages and productivity
which Mr Morrison’s government signed with Britain and America last year, promising a raft of diplomatic and technical collaboration, as well as eight nuclear-powered submarines to Australia. Mr Albanese also promises that defence spending will be above 2% of., his will be a greener government than Mr Morrison’s. He thinks he can “end the climate wars” which have helped to topple at least three Australian prime ministers.
The biggest losers overall were the Liberal Party and Mr Morrison. More educated city voters abandoned them in droves. Mr Morrison failed in his plan to make up for that by winning over residents of outer-suburbs. Women, particularly, turned against him and his hairy-chested brand of politics. Many were infuriated by his government’s handling of allegations of sexual misconduct, including one of rape, made last year by a young Liberal staff member against a colleague.
Other voters, especially urban ones, were frustrated by official failures to tackle climate change, to make serious efforts to cut carbon emissions or wean the country off coal-mining. In some larger cities–Melbourne, Sydney and Perth–a group of independent candidates, known as the “teals”, turfed out Liberals in part by campaigning hard for stronger policies on the climate. Each of the six newly elected teals is a woman.
In Brisbane, the capital of Queensland, a coal mining state, the Greens made gains. By the time counting is complete, they may have fours nationally, up from just one . In all, the size of Australia’s “crossbench”—meaning both the independents and minor parties—more than doubled, to at least 15 seats. That suggests a more influential third force in Australian politics is emerging, though the newcomers will have limited leverage if, as predicted, Mr Albanese gets a majority.
The Liberals’ future is especially uncertain. The party lost some of its safest seats, and its moderate politicians. Some warn that a populist turn is now likely. “You’ll end up, I think, with a Liberal Party that looks more like the Republican Party in the United States,” said Dave Sharma, an Liberalin Sydney, before the election. “There is clearly a big message,” lamented Simon Birmingham, a Liberal senator. “We are losing heartland seats that have defined the party for generations.
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