So Dumbo (Albo) won.

He started out well saying he will recognize the Uluhru Statement from the Heart - which was ignored by Turnbull/Morrison. It's central tenet is a constitutional voice in parliament for indigenous voices. Sensible, not scary, overdue. It will still require a referendum.

But i worry about China. If the Global Times is praising you then that's a concern.

Global Times: Mr Albanese provides a turning point for the China-Australia relationship which is currently at low ebb. Morrison, in particular, put his tough stance against China at the forefront of his election campaign.

However, Saturday’s results once again showed that Australians care more about their government’s commitments and actions on issues related to people’s wellbeing, such as climate change, soaring prices and wage, than the unwarranted China threat.

(The Quad meeting) is the first test of the political wisdom of the new Australian government.

Especially on whether it could get rid of the shadow of previous Scott Morrison’s anti-China strategy that deeply hurt his own economy and trade.

For his part, Albo, who criticized the previous government's call for an independent investigation into Covid as being "undiplomatic", has said that he will seek to restore Aus good relationship with China and have China's trade sanctions on Aus lifted.

For me, that's a big mistake. The only answer for China is de-coupling. We've gone this far, it's time to press forward. We cannot be in a position where we're at the mercy of the CCP economically. It's one of those 'no-brainer' things, like phasing out fossil fuel (which Albo seems committed to).

But unfortunately money is the beginning, the middle, and the end of Aus's strategic thinking - so if China supplies that pipeline, politicians will queue up to guzzle it in. If Taiwan is the price for that - who cares?