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Albanese claims victory as Australian right falls to climate backlash

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison (R) arrives to cast his vote at a polling station

Centre-left leader Anthony Albanese claimed victory in Australia's general election Saturday, as voters angered by climate inaction pulled the plug on a decade of conservative rule.

- 'Fair dinkum' - Earlier Saturday, Albanese asked voters to give his centre-left party a "crack" at running the country, and urged people to spurn a "divisive" prime minister.

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