Australia’s new leader has vowed to take the country in a new direction, with a big shift in climate policy.
Anthony Albanese, who won Saturday’s election with the opposition centre-left Labour Party, said Australia could become a renewable energy superpower.
He is to be sworn in as Prime Minister on Monday, but it is not clear whether his party will have a majority in parliament.
Climate change was a key concern for voters, after three years of record-breaking bush fires and flood events.
Vote counting is still going on, and it is unclear whether Labour can get 76 seats to secure a majority in the 151-member lower house of parliament.
