Anthony Albanese hopes to become the first Australian prime minister in 21 years to lead a political party to consecutive election victories.

The Australian prime minister's first term was hampered by the headwinds of global inflation, but his fortunes rebounded by offering stability against the backdrop of Trump's volatile diplomacy.

Australians are heading to the polls shortly in parliamentary elections which will decide if Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s centre-left Labor government will return for a second term. Labor’s main rival is the country’s conservative coalition,