A political pillow fight Down Under

Anthony Albanese's victory disguises a growing disengagement from the two major parties in Australia .

The media may be talking up the monumental’ scale of Labor ’s victory, but most Australians haven’t warmed to Labor .

Not since 1931 has a first -term government failed to win a second term.

After this result, there are now serious questions to be asked of the future of the Coalition.

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