Left-leaning PM triumphs in Australian election

Sydney: Australia s left leaning Prime Minister Anthony Albanese triumphed Saturday in national elections, crushing his conservative rival in a contes...

Sydney: Australia's left-leaning Prime Minister Anthony Albanese triumphed Saturday in national elections, crushing his conservative rival in a contest swayed by economic upheaval and Donald Trump.

Albanese's slow-but-steady leadership resonated at a time of global tumult, analysts said, with voters deserting hard-nosed opposition leader Peter Dutton in droves.

Dutton said he had called the prime minister to congratulate him on the win.

"We didn't do well enough during this campaign. That much is obvious tonight and I accept full responsibility," he told supporters.

Not only was Albanese's Labor Party on track for an unexpectedly large parliamentary majority, but former police officer Dutton faced the rare humiliation of losing his seat.