The Latest Breaking News from Scott Morrison

Australians awoke on Sunday to a new prime minister in Anthony Albanese, the center-left Labor Party leader whose ascension to the nation’s top job from being raised in social housing by a single mother on a disability pension was said to reflect the changed fabric of the country today

Public concern over climate change was a clear factor in the election of Australia’s new Labor government. Incoming Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has committed to action on the issue, declaring on Saturday night: “Together we can take advantage of the opportunity for Australia to be a renewable energy superpower”.

France’s outgoing foreign affairs minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian, said he’s pleased that Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison lost Saturday’s election, a swipe at the sudden decision last year to dump a $64 billion French submarine deal.

The Nadesalingam family are set to return home to Biloela following Labor's election win.

Incoming Prime Minister Anthony Albanese promises to give Australians the government they deserve, and to end 'the climate wars'.  Veteran Australian political commentator Michelle Gra

As Scott Morrison loses power, it is the Greens, Teals and others that cause Australia's big election shock, writes Professor Susan Harris Rimmer of Griffith University

Labor says its policies on boosting care and tackling climate crisis set them apart from Scott Morrison’s coal-supporting coalition

Australia’s centre-left Labour party has toppled the conservative government after almost a decade in power.

Liberal faithfuls watched on with blank disbelief as their leader Scott Morrison conceded the end of a decade-long Coalition reign.