Scott Morrison

Here are five key policy shifts to expect from the centre-left Labor Party leader after voters dumped Prime Minister Scott Morrison's conservative Liberal-National Party coalition.

Incoming Australian Prime Minister says he wants to unite country

Earlier, conservative Prime Minister Scott Morrison said he had called Albanese to concede defeat in Saturday's election and congratulate Albanese on his victory.

Australia's Labor Party takes power as Scott Morrison concedes defeat

“In this country, at a time like this, when we look around the world, and particularly when we see those in the Ukraine fighting for their very freedom and liberty, I think on a night like tonight we can reflect on the greatness of our democracy,” Morrison said in conceding the election.

Australia’s Election: What to watch

After nine years in power, the conservative coalition — now led by Prime Minister Scott Morrison — is locked in a tight race with the Labor Party and its leader, Anthony Albanese.

Australian election heads for tight finish as major parties struggle

The struggles of the two major parties, amid growing voter dissatisfaction over policies, candidate selection and integrity, raised the prospect of a hung parliament and period of uncertainty while a record number of postal votes are counted.

Australia election: What you need to know

There are 76 senate seats; 12 for each of the six states and two each for two territories. In the last parliament, the coalition held 36 seats and Labor 26, with a crossbench of 14.

Australian PM, slammed for saying 'blessed' to have children without disabilities, apologises

Scott Morrison made the remark at a town hall debate on Wednesday, ahead of the May elections in Australia.

Australian PM Scott Morrison cooks khichdi on 'curry night'. Guess the Narendra Modi link

Scott Morrison cooked khichdi and curry from Gujarat, PM Modi’s home state, to celebrate Australia’s new trade agreement with India.

Australia PM Scott Morrison first to serve full term in 15 years

He is the first to survive in office from one election to the next since 2007. That year, the government of Australia's second-longest-serving Prime Minister John Howard was voted out after a reign of almost 12 years.

US, UK and Australia plan to develop hypersonic weapons

Their plan is to “accelerate development of advanced hypersonic and counter-hypersonic capabilities,” according to a joint statement

India, Australia ink economic cooperation and trade pact to boost ties

Labour intensive sectors which would gain immensely include textiles and apparel, few agricultural and fish products, leather, footwear, furniture, sports goods, jewellery, machinery, electrical goods and railway wagons

India, Australia to sign interim trade pact on Saturday; thousands of Indian exports to get duty free access

India will be offering zero duty access in over 70 per cent of its tariff lines for Australia which will include products like coal. Coal accounts for about 74 per cent of imports from Australia and currently, it attracts 2.5 per cent duty.

PM Modi, Scott Morrison express concern over Ukraine conflict, call for immediate end to hostilities

At the virtual summit with PM Modi, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Russia must be held accountable for the loss of lives in Ukraine and care must be taken to ensure that such "terrible events" never occur in the Indo-Pacific region.

Russia must be held accountable for loss of lives in Ukraine: Australian PM Scott Morrison

In his opening remarks, Morrison also referred to the recent meeting of the leaders of the Quad countries on the Ukraine crisis and said it provided an opportunity to discuss the “implications and consequences” of the developments for the Indo-Pacific region.

Australia will fund lethal weapons for Ukraine says PM Scott Morrison

Australia has shifted from its stance last week when it said it would only fund military technical assistance.

Australia declares Koalas an endangered species

The announcement, by the country’s environment minister, came two years after a parliamentary inquiry predicted that koalas could be extinct by 2050 without urgent government intervention.

Australia to reopen borders to tourists on February 21: PM Scott Morrison

Australia will reopen its borders to fully vaccinated tourists from February 21, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced Monday, ending some of the world's strictest and longest-running pandemic travel restrictions.

Australian PM Scott Morrison signals reopening borders to tourists 'not far away'

Australia, which shut its borders in March of 2020, has been going through a staggered reopening in recent months, allowing in only its citizens and residents, skilled migrants, international students and certain seasonal workers.

Australia PM Scott Morrison loses control of WeChat Chinese account as election looms

Australian politicians said Morrison's office lost access to the account on the platform, owned by Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings Ltd, several months ago. The politicians claimed the move represented censorship amid growing diplomatic tensions between Canberra and Beijing with a national election to be held in Australia by May.

WeChat denies Australia PM Scott Morrison's account was hacked

Scott Morrison's account on the Chinese social media app, which was launched in February 2019, appears to have been replaced with one titled "Australian Chinese new life."

Australian PM Scott Morrison's WeChat account taken over, says report

Scott Morrison’s 76,000 WeChat followers were notified his page had been renamed “Australian Chinese new life” earlier this month and his photograph had been removed, Sydney’s The Daily Telegraph newspaper reported. The changes were made without the government’s knowledge, the report said.

Australia leaves door open for Novak Djokovic to play at next year's Open

The world number one player left Australia late on Sunday after the Federal Court upheld a government decision to cancel his visa, capping days of drama over the country's COVID-19 entry rules and his unvaccinated status.

Australia PM Scott Morrison blames Omicron for testing woes as COVID-19 cases hit downward trend

Australia is facing a shortage of at-home rapid antigen test kits after asymptomatic close contacts were told to bypass government-funded testing hubs, where high volumes delayed results by several days, and take their own tests.

Australia joins diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics

The United States on Monday said its government officials will boycott the Beijing Olympics nL1N2SR0F6 because of China’s human rights "atrocities", just weeks after talks aimed at easing tense relations between the two superpowers.

PM Modi discusses bilateral, regional, global issues with Australia's Scott Morrison in US ahead of 1st in-person Quad Summit

The meeting between Modi and Morrison came a week after they spoke over phone and reviewed the rapid progress in the India-Australia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, including through the recent ''two-plus-two'' dialogue, and exchanged views on regional developments and the forthcoming Quad meeting.