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SouthBayDem

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Sun May 22, 2022, 10:44 AM May 2022

Australia election: Anthony Albanese signals climate policy change [View all]

Source: BBC

Australia's new leader has vowed to take the country in a new direction, with a big shift in climate policy.

Anthony Albanese, who won Saturday's election with the opposition centre-left Labor Party, said Australia could become a renewable energy superpower.

He is to be sworn in as PM on Monday, but it is not clear whether his party will have a majority in parliament.

Climate change was a key concern for voters, after three years of record-breaking bushfire and flood events.

Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-61539426

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