New Australian PM says climate action “shouldn’t be controversial” Australia’s new leader has vowed to take the country in a new direction, with a big shift in climate policy. Anthony Albanese, who won Saturday’s election with the opposition centre-left Labor Party, said Australia could become a renewable energy superpower. He is to be sworn in as PM on Monday, but it is not clear whether his party will have a majority in parliament. Climate change was a key concern for voters, after three years of record-breaking bushfire and flood events. Outgoing PM Scott Morrison, the leader of an ousted Liberal-National coalition, thanked the “miracle of the Australian people” after conceding. Vote counting is still going on and he is still a few seats short of the 76 that Labor needs to secure a majority in the 151-member lower house of parliament. Final results may not be known for […]