Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was returned to power in an election Saturday, the latest left-leaning leader to achieve a comeback victory thanks partly to President Trump.

Australians voted Saturday in a general election shaped by inflation woes and Trump tariffs, with a string of polls pointing to victory for left-leaning incumbent Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Hungry voters munched on barbecued "democracy sausages" after casting their ballot -- a polling day rite of passage -- while others in bright swimwear crammed into booths after taking an early morning plunge.

President Trump said he is willing to eventually lower tariffs on China because they now are so high that the world’s two largest economies have essentially stopped doing business with each other.

Trump’s tariffs have disrupted global trade and the American economy. Yet those same new rules are making these manufacturers’ goods more price competitive with imports for th