By Charlie Coë For Daily Mail Australia
Published: 00:55 BST, 19 May 2019 | Updated: 00:57 BST, 19 May 2019
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Scott Morrison's 'miracle' election win has been cheered by US conservatives and compared to Donald Trump's surprise 2016 presidential win.
The Coalition won despite 55 Newspolls in a row predicting they would lose - echoing how the US president rose to power against pollsters' predictions in 2016.
The Liberal campaign had emphasised the cost of Labor's climate change policies - which included reducing carbon emissions by 45 per cent by 2030.
And while Labor campaigned against the controversial Adani mine, the Coalition focused on the jobs boost of the new development.
On Saturday night, former Australian Prime Minister John Howard said Labor's stance on climate had cost them the election.
After Bill Shorten failed to secure votes in Queensland the Liberal Party elder said Labor did not reassure voters about job security.
'When they saw a Labor Party prepared to destroy jobs in the name of climate ideology in relation to the Adani min, they said "That's not for Queensland"', he said.
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Scott Morrison's 'miracle' election win has been cheered by US conservatives and compared to Donald Trump's surprise 2016 presidential win
On Sunday morning American TV news channel Fox News labelled Mr Morrison's win as 'a stunning victory'.
American political activist Pamela Geller meanwhile trumpeted 'the people are taking back their countries from the totalitarian left'.
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