Centre-Left Labor Wins Australian Federal Election, Anthony Albanese to Become PM

Then Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese attends the state memorial service for former Australian cricketer Shane Warne at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne, Australia, on March 30, 2022. Robert Cianflone/Getty Images

Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s centre-right coalition government has been defeated at the federal election, with Anthony Albanese awaiting vote counting to determine if his centre-left Labor party can form a majority government.

Albanese has pledged to bring Australians together after defeating the nine-year-old Liberal-National coalition government.