What the Canadian Liberal victory means for the Australian election

Mark Carney's victory in Canada will give Labor more confidence just days out from the Australian election.

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00:00Some of the similarities between the Canadian election and the contest here are striking.

00:07A Conservative opposition leader riding a wave of public anger over cost of living, promising

00:13to slash the public service and tackle what he called woke ideologies.

00:17Sound familiar?

00:18Echoing Donald Trump had proven to be a winning strategy for Canada's Conservatives until

00:24the US President took office, imposing hefty tariffs and making territorial threats.

00:29Mark Carney's victory was built on standing up to Donald Trump and promising a steady hand

00:34in turbulent times.

00:36The parallels between the two elections, though, only go so far.

00:40Unlike Mark Carney, Anthony Albanese is not a fresh face in the job, nor is he a former

00:45Reserve Bank Governor, and the threats Trump poses to Australia are on a different scale.

00:51Still, Labor's taking inspiration from this remarkable comeback win.

00:55Anthony Albanese was quick to congratulate his Canadian counterpart and point out that

00:59he too is standing up for the national interest and offering stability.

01:04Peter Dutton, by contrast, is yet to offer a view on this result.

01:09He'll be hoping to avoid the fate of Canada's opposition leader, who's now struggling to hold

01:14his own seat as counting continues.