Posted on 05/03/2025 7:49:37 AM PDT by fluorescence
Australia’s Anthony Albanese claimed a historic second term as prime minister on Saturday in a dramatic comeback against once-resurgent conservatives that was powered by voters' concerns about the influence of U.S. President Donald Trump.
Peter Dutton, leader of the conservative Liberal party, conceded defeat and the loss of his own seat - echoing the fate of Canada's conservatives and their leader whose election losses days earlier were also attributed to a Trump backlash.
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Albanese would be the first Australian prime minister to win a consecutive term in two decades. He said Australians had voted for fairness and "the strength to show courage in adversity and kindness to those in need".
The Australian Electoral Commission website projected Labor would win 81 of 150 seats in the House of Representatives, increasing its majority in parliament, with 68% of the vote counted.
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TRUMP COMPARISONS
Cost-of-living pressures and concerns about Trump's volatile policies had been among the top issues on voters' minds, opinion polls showed.
"If you sling enough mud it will stick," said Liberal Senator for the Northern Territory Jacinta Price, whose comments that her party would "make Australia great again" had fuelled comparisons to Trump's own "Make America Great Again" slogan.
"You made it all about Trump," she said on ABC. Dutton had said he would appoint Price to a ministry of government efficiency, one of several echoes of Trump's policies.
"Losing Peter Dutton is a huge loss," she added.
Opposition Liberal Party spokesman, Senator James Paterson, defended the conservative campaign, which he said was negatively affected by "the Trump factor".
"It was devastating in Canada for the conservatives ... I think it has been a factor here, just how big a factor will be determined in a few hours' time," he earlier told ABC.
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I don’t remember seeing any articles about how Georgia Meloni’s victory was “riding an anti-Biden wave”. I don’t recall seeing any articles that the surging Afd in Germany was “riding a pro-Trump wave”. Same for elections in Hungary and Romania.
Australia and Canada chose POORLY
I didn’t vote for Trump because I was supporting Peter Dutton, apparently a conservative Australian politician. I wasn’t riding an “anti-Albanese wave”. The whole premise of this article is ludicrous.
You are 100% correct. They hate Trump as do the Canadians and British.
They better watch it or we will cancel some of our foreign military sales which will hurt the big time!
The US doesn’t have any trusted allies.
They are so proud they feel they can duplicate success by electing the exact opposite of POTUS Trump.
When POTUS Trump was elected, were Americans motivated by their hate for the leader of another country or are Americans just .... DIFFERENT?
Yep. All articles from the HBM (Has Been Media) are based on a "Let's Hate Trump" basis. Also, see Tagline.
Are they burning Tesla’s there yet?
Meh, WGAF. They’ll both come to regret their infantile temper tantrum come this time next year.
WELL, THEN, LET THEM LIVE WITH THE RESULTS...LITTLE RUSSIA
No sympathy here!
Trump has put in place reciprocal tariffs, with punitive tariffs with China.
They're brainwashed by the media in the West.
In this country, it's 48%.
True test is to witness their financial stability and other measures as time goes on.
The Empire is striking back.
The left wing Dem run Pew adding its commie push polls via Left wing Reuters .
A nice lefty propaganda package .
Radical Left Brit Reuters spinning its new Socialist Talking points .Reuters just lies and spins 24/7
My nephews said Dutton was like our Bob Dole .
Ran a dull campaign and lefty media is owned is just like Canada .No conservative voices in media.
Ankle biter countries throwing a tantrum. Americans don’t give a crap about Australian or Canadian politics. Outside of political jumkies like us. And even we find it bemusing that Trump is on slme other country’s ballot.
They can live in their own shit.
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