Federal election 2022
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- Dutton will run for Liberal leader; two others consider tilt
- ‘I do want to change the country’: Albanese moves quickly to take power
- This morning’s headlines at a glance
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Dutton will run for Liberal leader; two others consider tilt
Outgoing Defence Minister Peter Dutton will put his name forward to lead the Liberal Party and is the strong favourite to win majority support, but at least two other Liberals are said to be weighing their chances and could step into the leadership contest.
Discussions about Scott Morrison’s replacement as Liberal leader began within hours of the polls closing on Saturday evening, with the next opposition leader facing the difficult task of rebuilding the party after nine years in government and a historic wipeout of moderate MPs.
Defence Minister Peter Dutton will run for leader.Credit:Jamila Toderas
Shell-shocked Liberals yesterday told this masthead that the party first needs to pause and understand the reasons for the party’s loss before beginning to consider who the next leader should be.
With the loss of Treasurer Josh Frydenberg from the seat of Kooyong all but certain, Dutton is the clear front-runner to be the next leader.
Colleagues are also urging outgoing Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews and Trade Minister Dan Tehan to run for the leadership. Both spoke yesterday morning about the ramifications of the loss and the need for the party to learn lessons.
Dutton has told colleagues who have been ringing him and urging him to stand that he expects to announce his candidacy in a matter of days.
Read the full story here.
Incoming PM to meet with US, Indian counterparts
As mentioned earlier, Incoming Prime Minister Anthony Albanese plans to travel to Tokyo today to attend the second in-person Quad leaders’ summit.
The Quad is a group of four nations: Australia, Japan, India and the United States. Its purpose is to support a free, open and resilient Indo-Pacific.
The meeting, to be held tomorrow, will be Albanese’s first international trip as prime minister.
Here’s what Albanese had to say about that trip:
During my visit, I will … meet bilaterally with my counterparts, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, United States President Joe Biden and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, to discuss ways to promote and protect our shared interests.
I will be joined by Foreign Minister Penny Wong.
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.
I will return to Australia on May 25 … and I look forward to implementing our commitments to the people of Australia.
‘I do want to change the country’: Albanese moves quickly to take power
Australians are being promised a new era of change after Anthony Albanese takes office as prime minister this morning in one of the fastest transitions to a new government in the nation’s history, with five senior Labor figures carving up the top posts in an interim ministry.
The urgent appointments clear the way for Albanese to form government while Labor gains confidence it can govern with a workable majority in its own right despite historic gains for independent candidates and the Greens, who could hold the balance of power in the Senate.
Anthony Albanese will be Australia’s 31st prime minister.Credit:Janie Barrett
Albanese declared his ambition to change the way politics is conducted in Australia after a savage swing against the Coalition in Saturday’s election, driving Prime Minister Scott Morrison out of power and elevating independent women as new powerbrokers in Parliament.
“It’s something that’s a big moment in my life but what I want it to be is a big moment for the country,” Albanese said.
“I do want to change the country. I want to change the way that politics operates in this country.”
Read the full story here.
This morning’s headlines at a glance
Good morning and thanks for your company.
It’s Monday, May 23. I’m Broede Carmody and I’ll be anchoring our live coverage for the first half of the day.
Here’s what you need to know before we get started.
- Anthony Albanese will be sworn in as prime minister this morning. He will then travel to Japan with incoming Foreign Minister Penny Wong for an international leaders’ summit. Jim Chalmers is set to become the treasurer and Richard Marles will be Australia’s next deputy prime minister.
- Peter Dutton has emerged as the frontrunner to replace Scott Morrison as the leader of the Liberal Party. However, a new opposition leader cannot be appointed until the Liberal Party room is finalised. Counting is still too close to call in several seats
- Greens leader Adam Bandt has welcomed Saturday’s election result. Bandt will have at least one extra colleague in the House of Representatives after a “green wave” swept inner Brisbane. Meanwhile, Victorian Liberal MP Tim Wilson has conceded defeat to teal independent Zoe Daniel. The recriminations have started to flow after Labor’s Kristina Keneally lost the former safe Labor seat of Fowler, in Sydney’s west, to an independent. And speaking of unaligned candidates, conservationist and former rugby union player David Pocock has a strong chance to win the ACT’s second and final Senate seat.
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