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Weekend: End of an era in Australia

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End of an era in Australia

22/05/2022 GMT

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Anthony Albanese replaces Scott Morrison as Prime Minister of Australia

Anthony Albanese replaces Scott Morrison as Prime Minister of Australia.

Labour's Anthony Albanese is Australia's new Prime Minister, after a decade of Liberal party dominance.

Also, coal miners in the Donbas, Ukraine’s old industrial heartland, continue their work amid fighting.

Plus, why conservatives in America and around the world --have embraced Hungary’s Viktor Orbán.

Joining Julian Worricker to discuss these and other issues are Shachi Kurl, President of Angus Reid polling institute in Canada; and David Patrikarakos, a journalist and author and contributing editor for UnHeard, a British online magazine.

(Image: Incoming Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, leaves his house in Marrickville, Sydney. Credit: EPA)

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