Prime Minister Scott Morrison pulls off Australian election 'miracle'
2019-05-19 10:05:12 source：The Straits Times
May 19, 2019
SYDNEY - Australia’s ruling Coalition won a spectacular victory in a federal election on Saturday (May 18) after voters backed its economic record and roundly rejected Labor’s ambitious agenda to overhaul taxes and tackle climate change.
Despite opinion surveys consistently showing that the Liberal-National Coalition was set to lose, Prime Minister Scott Morrison pulled off the upset with a disciplined campaign that squarely focused on the economy and on voter concerns about Labor leader Bill Shorten.
Appearing jubilant alongside his wife and two daughters, Mr Morrison, a devout Christian, announced victory by declaring: “I have always believed in miracles.”
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