SYDNEY -- Nine years of conservative rule in Australia came to an end on Saturday, as Anthony Albanese's Labor Party defeated Prime Minister Scott Morrison's Liberal-National coalition in the country's federal election.
Morrison conceded the election, with local broadcaster ABC projecting at midnight local time that Labor had 72 seats while the ruling Liberal-National coalition was on 54. Other parties were projected to win 11, with 14 seats in doubt. Counting has ceased for the night and will continue on Sunday.
