Australia swears in new Labor PM ahead of Quad meeting

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SYDNEY: Australia's Labor Party leader Anthony Albanese was sworn in as the country's 31st prime minister on Monday (May 23), promising a 'journey of change' as he vowed to tackle

Labor returns to power after nine years in opposition as a wave of unprecedented support for the Greens and climate-focused independents, mostly women, helped end nearly a decade of rule by the conservative coalition in Saturday'sWhile votes are still being counted and the makeup of government has yet to be finalised, Albanese was sworn in so he could attend a key meeting of the"Quad" security groupingAlbanese, raised in public housing by a single mother on a disability pension,...

"I want to channel the opportunity that we have to shape change so that we bring people with us on the journey of change. I want to bring the country together." "This visit aligns with what the Albanese Government sees as the three pillars of Australia’s foreign policy: Our alliance with the United States, our engagement with the region, and our support for multilateral forums," Albanese said in a statement.

 

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“The Quad Leaders’ Summit brings together four leaders of great liberal democracies – Australia, JAPAN, India, and the United States of America – in support of a free, open and resilient Indo-Pacific, with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) at its centre...' [AAP]

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