US Election Lesson for Australia: Cost of Living Concerns Central to Victory, Says Minister

Australian Health Minister Mark Butler said the United States election results indicate voters want governments to focus on cost-of-living issues.
President Donald Trump and the Republican party swept the election, clinching victory in the House, Senate, and popular vote.
His win follows a significant global rise in inflation, attributed issues such as government spending during the COVID-19 pandemic and supply shortages from the Russian-Ukraine conflict. This resulted in a severe cost-of-living crisis that overshadowed the term served by the Biden administration.
“If you do take a lesson from the U.S. election last week, it is the same lesson we take from other elections we’ve seen over the last 12 or 24 months,” Butler told Sky News. “Voters want to see their governments focused overwhelmingly on cost of living.”…