Australians went to the polls yesterday in a federal election that couldn't come fast enough for most people, despite recent polls showing those in the 'Lucky Country' have disturbingly low opinions of the two men vying to be their prime minister after the election, Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese. Australia's centre-left opposition party toppled the conservative government after almost a decade in power last night, with new leader Albanese - who says he will promote "optimism, not fear and division" - set to be sworn in as the country's 31 Prime Minister. Doctor Ross Stitt is a New Zealand writer and political commentator living in Sydney. He joins the show to analyse the 2022 Australian federal election and what the result means for Australians.
Opposition Labor Party leader Anthony Albanese greets supporters at a polling station during Australia's general election in the suburb of Carnegie in Melbourne on May 21, 2022. Photo: AFP
