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Re: Australia s center-left opposition party toppled the conservative government after almost a decade in power,

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Sun, 22 May 22 3:21 PM | 26 view(s)
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I don't follow Australian politics at all closely, but I don't suppose being conservative there means the same thing as being conservative in the US.

Nor does it mean the same thing as being conservative in the UK. The ultimate conservative exercise is to preserve the planet, and Boris is definitely in favour of that. From the little I have gleaned about the election in Aus, climate change was not a focus among their conservatives.

It's damned silly, really, because crossing the central divide on one or two important issues is clearly a key to winning elections. And whether or not you believe the science, renewable energy is an economic opportunity. It's a cost-free stance to support it.

Same sort of thing is true for the centre-left, I expect.

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Australia’s center-left opposition party toppled the conservative government after almost a decade in power,
By: clo2 in ALEA
Sun, 22 May 22 2:57 PM 		Msg. 45869 of 54959

Australian Labor topples conservatives; PM faces early tests

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s center-left opposition party toppled the conservative government after almost a decade in power, and Prime Minister-elect Anthony Albanese in his Saturday election victory speech promised sharper reductions in greenhouse gas emissions while he faces an early foreign policy test.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison said he quickly conceded defeat despite millions of votes yet to be counted because an Australian leader must attend a Tokyo summit on Tuesday with U.S. President Joe Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Albanese, who has described himself as the only candidate with a “non-Anglo Celtic name” to run for prime minister in the 121 years that the office has existed, referred to his own humble upbringing in the Sydney suburb of Camperdown.

“It says a lot about our great country that a son of a single mom who was a disability pensioner, who grew up in public housing down the road in Camperdown can stand before you tonight as Australia’s prime minister,” Albanese said.

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http://apnews.com/article/covid-health-scott-morrison-australia-government-and-politics-f814d240ba76c4d903cad4bc11a1b7e1

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