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Australia's conservative pragmatist, Scott Morrison

Multimedia 12:24 28 Apr, 2022

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Australia's conservative pragmatist, Scott Morrison

Australian leader Scott Morrison will soon face an election, hoping for another against-odds victory to extend his four-year tenure as prime minister, Qazet.az reports.

His centre-right Liberal-National coalition will face off against Anthony Albanese's Labor Party in the vote on 21 May.

Mr Morrison has gained a reputation as a shrewd political tactician. After a surprise election win in 2019 that gave him huge influence over his party, he said had "always believed in miracles".