Albanese’s center-left Labor Party won an emphatic victory in elections, the government was on track to win at least 85 seats in the 150-seat House of Representatives.

Australia's Anthony Albanese, who claimed a historic second term as prime minister on Saturday, is a pragmatic leader who revived his campaign by offering stability against the backdrop of U.S. President Donald Trump's volatile diplomacy.

Donald Trump loomed large over the election, with comparisons drawn between the US president and defeated opposition leader Peter Dutton.