JOURNALIST: Canada hasn't quite been called, but it looks like Mark Carney is going to win.
 
ANTHONY ALBANESE, PRIME MINISTER: Well, looks very positive for Mark Carney, and I congratulate him. I've had a couple of really warm conversations with him. I thank him for defending Vegemite, of course, a really practical outcome of the friendship that we have between Australia and Canada. We have a close relationship, we’re very similar countries, both part of the Commonwealth, we share a lot in common, and I congratulate Mark Carney.
 
JOURNALIST: What does it mean for the western alliance that an incumbent wins?
 
PRIME MINISTER: It's good that Mark Carney, I think, has shown in the short time that he's Prime Minister, that he's determined to represent the national interests of Canada. His re-election will be a significant victory for him and his party. I congratulate him. It's important that the democratic processes take place. We should never take them for granted.
 
JOURNALIST: He stood up long and hard to Donald Trump?
 
PRIME MINISTER: Well, Mark Carney has stood up for Canada's national interest, just as I stand up for Australia's national interest, we’re both Five Eyes countries, of course, so I look forward to building on the relationship that I've already built with Mark Carney.
 
JOURNALIST: A good omen for you though?
 
PRIME MINISTER: I think every election is different, and we take absolutely nothing for granted. Australians will have their say. Canadians have had their say today, and they've determined that Mark Carney will be re-elected.
 
JOURNALIST: Thanks, PM.
 
PRIME MINISTER: Thanks.
 
ENDS