Blow for Australian climate campaigners as ruling coalition scores surprise election victory

Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott ousted, but Australian voters opt to stick with ruling Liberal-National Coalition despite its inaction on climate change
It was billed as the first climate change election. But voters in Australia bucked expectations this weekend by voting the ruling Liberal-National Coalition back into power, despite, or perhaps because...
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