Reelected Aussie govt: US-China tussle top priority

SYDNEY—Australia’s Labor government will prioritize dealing with the “dark shadow” of the US-China trade war following its resounding reelection victory, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said on Sunday, after a campaign that highlighted concerns over US trade policy and the global economy.

Labor Party leader Anthony Albanese, Australia’s first prime minister to win a second consecutive term in two decades, promised in remarks on Sunday that he would run a disciplined and orderly government, stressing that Australians had voted for unity.

The center-Left Labor Party appeared likely to expand its majority in parliament to at least 86 seats from 77, the Australian Broadcasting Corp projected, after most polls had suggested it would struggle to keep its slim hold on the 150-seat lower house.