David Fickling, Columnist

Climate Won Australia's Election. Wielding Power Will Be Harder

Voters have identified their issue. Whether incoming Prime Minister Anthony Albanese can deliver is an open question.

May 22, 2022 at 4:21 AM UTC

David Fickling is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering climate change and energy. Previously, he worked for Bloomberg News, the Wall Street Journal and the Financial Times.

The fate of the planet rests in his hands.
Photographer: Brent Lewin/Bloomberg

Provide news feedback or report an error

Site feedback:

Take our Survey

This article is for subscribers only.

Winning power is the easy part of politics. It’s what you do with it that counts.

That's going to be the challenge for Australia’s new Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, after a striking election victory Saturday that has swept the right-of-center Liberal-National Coalition from power after nine years.