Anthony Albanese has claimed victory as the first Australian prime minister to win a second consecutive term in 21 years. He successfully tied his opponent to the unpopular policies of President Trump.

By Renju Jose and Peter Hobson SYDNEY/CANBERRA (Reuters) -Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Monday he had a "warm conversation" with U.S. President Donald Trump on tariffs and the AUKUS defence pact after his centre-left Labor party decisively beat the conservatives in a weekend election.

US President Donald Trump praised his “very good relationship” with Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who defeated an opponent seen by voters as too similar to the American leader in an election on Saturday.