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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jane Dalton

Australia election: PM Scott Morrison concedes defeat as Labor set to win

REUTERS

Australia’s Labor Party is set to end almost a decade of conservative rule after the country’s ruling coalition was swept away by a wave of support for candidates campaigning for more climate action.

Australian prime minister Scott Morrison has conceded defeat in the national election, and opposition leader Anthony Albanese will be sworn in as prime minister after his party clinched its first electoral win since 2007.

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