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Thankfully no. Labor's win no surprise. As Trump's character caught up to him, so did Morrison's. Unity and optimism beat
fear and division. Women's issues. Gender differences. Climate. Played important roles. Humility edged arrogance aside.

"Was this a surprise?...
AUSTRALIA OUSTS PM SCOTT MORRISON, ENDING YEARS OF CONSERVATIVE LEADERSHIP"

Anthony Albanese
@AlboMP
Mum had rheumatoid arthritis that crippled her joints
and meant she couldn’t work. She lived on a disability
pension. Life wasn’t easy, and her health made things
even harder – but we got through because of her.
8:56 AM · May 9, 2021·Twitter Web App

Anthony Albanese @AlboMP May 9, 2021
Replying to @AlboMP
We lived in council housing, which gave us a sense of security and stability.
It was our home.

She taught me how to save – and how to spend wisely – because every
dollar had to count.

She also taught me the most important lesson of all: the importance of
leaving no one behind.

Anthony Albanese @AlboMP May 9, 2021
Truth is, mum was left behind – by people who counted her out, and by governments who cut back support.

The cutbacks that happened in mum’s lifetime meant she had to justify the
support she was receiving. When health funding was cut, the quality of
mum’s care was cut too.

Mum had rheumatoid arthritis that crippled her joints and meant she couldn’t work. She lived on a disability pension. Life wasn’t easy, and her health made things even harder – but we got through because of her.

— Anthony Albanese (@AlboMP) May 8, 2021

Though it's unclear whether Labor has a majority in it's own right, or needs independents and/or Greens
to form a government, one thing is clear. Australian conservatives have suffered a crushing defeat.

The two major parties historical lows. Independents and Greens historical highs. Five days ago.

Blame-shifting and stunts won’t win Morrison an election

Niki Savva - Award-winning political commentator and author
March 17, 2022 — 5.00am
Updated May 22, 2022, 5.34am

When Scott Morrison came under frenzied, sustained assault last week over his handling of the flood emergency .. https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/i-do-apologise-pm-morrison-promises-more-flood-support-to-victims-20220309-p5a37x.html , there was one person who did not come out swinging. Anthony Albanese.

The Opposition Leader’s response was – by conventional political standards – restrained. He encouraged people to heed the warnings, while urging governments to provide whatever support people needed wherever it was needed.


Prime Minister Scott Morrison came under fire for his response to the floods. Rhett Wyman

He stopped being his own attack dog.

– then promising in speeches on the economy and foreign policy to be part Bob Hawke, part John Howard and part Kevin Rudd – the person spearheading Labor’s assault on the Prime Minister’s handling of the crisis, and landing direct hits, was his disaster and emergency management spokesman, Queensland Senator Murray Watt.

[...]

When Labor’s lead solidified, frantic efforts were unleashed to brand Albanese as a risk, to paint him as a threat to national security because he was China’s preferred candidate and to cast him as the most left-wing leader of the Labor Party since Gough Whitlam. So far they have not registered.

Now, according to an increasingly desperate Morrison, Albo has gone from being brainwashed by the Chinese to being programmed by Jenny Craig.

https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/blame-shifting-and-stunts-won-t-win-morrison-an-election-20220316-p5a50c.html

As expected of any leader in any healthy democracy, Morrison conceded defeat gracefully.