Environmentalists in the Pacific are disheartened a pro fossil fuel government has been returned to power in Australia.
Greenpeace Australia Pacific's Auimatagi Joseph Moeono-Kolio told Sally Round it's very hard to find silver linings in the surprise win for Scott Morrison's Coalition government which backs plans for a controversial new coal mine in Queensland.
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison with his family after the federal election on the weekend. Photo: AP