Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has secured a second term in office in a disastrous night for his conservative rivals, as voters chose stability over change against a backdrop of global turmoil inflicted by US President Donald Trump.

By Kirsty Needham and Alasdair Pal SYDNEY (Reuters) -Counting was under way in Australia's national election on Saturday as polls began closing, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's centre-left Labor Party favoured to prevail over the conservative opposition in a closely fought race.

Australians are voting in a national election this weekend, and President Trump appears to be playing an outsized role as nations continue to respond to the vision of U.S. foreign policy he's put in place in the first 100 days of his second term.