Australian Labor leader Bill Shorten concedes election to Scott Morrison's Coalition government
Australia voted on Saturday to elect a Liberal-National Coalition government, with Scott Morrison keeping his office as prime minister.
The 2019 federal election was a battle between Scott Morrison's center-right Liberal party and Bill Shorten's center-left Labor party. While many voters seemed to lack enthusiasm for either candidate, Shorten was expected to win according to recent polls. Last week, much-loved former Prime Minister Bob Hawke, who led the nation from 1983 to 1991, passed away. He was seen as Labor's greatest leader and, per a tribute from Morrison,"Australia's greatest peacetime leader."
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