Labor’s win in Australia isn’t decisive – but it marks a reshaping of politics
The spectacular defeat of Scott Morrison exposes the long-term decline of both of the country’s main parties.
By Tim Soutphommasane
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Kevin Rudd: “China views the UK as weaker after Brexit”
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