Morning shift has arrived. So has a shift to the right in Australia.

I see that Tony Abbott (Liberal National Party) has won the PM election in Australia. Abbott is a social conservative & Catholic and a monarchist. Anti-gay, anti-abortion and clueless about women’s issues (even with 2 daughters 20 and 21). Part of his platform is to stop immigration and abandon Australia’s carbon tax. Thatcher admirer.

Never mind the names of the various parties—Australian politics, how do they work? : )

#BREAKING: @antonygreenabc has called the election. Tony Abbott will be Aust’s next PM. #ausvotes (File Photo: AAP) pic.twitter.com