good evening. australia s new leader, anthony albanese, has vowed to bring the country together, after his party labor won the most seats in the general election. it means australia will have its first labour government in nearly a decade, although it s unclear whether the party will secure enough seats for a majority. the election, which resulted in the defeat of the incumbent scott morrison, saw the rising cost of living and climate change emerge as key issues for voters. our correspondent shaimaa khalil reports now from sydney. this is the labor party s first election victory in almost a decade and it will be led by one of australia s longest serving politicians. we should be making change and, you know, that s what we hope that this government will do. it s been a long time in the darkness and now, finally, we can smile again. anthony albanese has promised voters
will be led by one of australia s longest serving politicians. we should be making change and, you know, that s what we hope that this government will do. it s been a long time in the darkness and now, finally, we can smile again. anthony albanese has promised voters safe change as he worked to kick out the conservative liberal national coalition which has been in power since 2013. it says a lot about our great country that the son of a single mum who was a disability pensioner can stand before you tonight as australia s prime minister. shortly after his election victory, i caught up with australia s new leader. mr albanese told me he was looking forward to working more closely with the uk government. they re going to look to you for some policies on climate change. this has been divisive, it s been difficult throughout the campaign.
there s a lot of stuff that i fear for her but it mainly stems from what happens in florida. it s a mind-boggling situation, mehdi. if you look at what was on your screen right now, you have big voices in florida that are making change, but they re hitting a wall. a big, red, gop wall. it s not for any lack of trying. ultimately, would you have to do is realize that florida is a microcosm of what is happening on a more national level. we have desantis appointed judges, we have desantis redistricting, we have desantis laws, we have desantis going after disney, which is one of the largest employers in the state of florida. but we try to do is grassroots it, from a legal perspective, we have massive challenges that go before desantis appointed judges, and we have problems. ric, let me bring you in. you know republicans. are florida republicans really out there, even by modern gop standards? if so, why?
a remarkable acceleration in unionization efforts in the united states. what s changing? well, the two stories are connected, in a way. they are different forms of a struggle for democracy, real democrat see you are witnessing so ably, i should say, we were also moved by your coverage. a struggle for democracy by a foreign occupying attempt, but here in america there is a struggle for economic democracy and it is winning. this is a moment of great darkness. a lot of the stories you cover that was happening on this country on many fronts is not good, but this story of what s happening with local unions in this country is a heartwarming, uplifting trend line in the right direction story and there aren t a lot of them and what s so striking, the companies you mentioned, amazon, starbucks and others, they are the companies that in recent years told a story about making change