22 May 2022

Australian election reaction - Stephen Mills

From Sunday Morning, 8:10 am on 22 May 2022

Australians are waking up to life with a new Prime Minister this morning, with Anthony Albanese and Labor ousting Scott Morrison's incumbent Liberal National coalition in yesterday's federal election.

Morrison's coalition was seeking a fourth three-year term, having held the narrowest of majorities (76 seats in the 151-member House of Representatives), but the 54-year-old was quick to concede defeat after almost a decade in power.

Joining us to analyse the result is political commentator Stephen Mills. Mills is an executive director at Talbot Mills Research Limited and a former political adviser to two Labour governments.

Australian opposition leader Anthony Albanese (C), accompanied by his partner Jodie Haydon and son Nathan Albanese, gesture as they arrive at a reception after winning the 2022 general election in Sydney on 21 May 2022.

Photo: AFP / Wendell Teodoro