And so Oz continues its slow decline into mediocrity.
Which - sadly - would have been little different if Dutton had won. Which is why he didn't. (Wodda we get from you that's any different from Albo?)
The challenge now is for the Liberals to find a new strong leader who can form & articulate sensible right-of-centre policy, including reducing expenditure (WAY out of control under Labour, though it was heading that way already under the Morrison government), reform the tax system (inter alia increase GST to 15%), a more focussed welfare state (sigh!), MAJOR effort to lift productivity across the economy, new focus on a post-Trump world of trade competition, focussed Defence policy (eg Oz-made drones, instead of just arm waving) & rethinking/refocussing the AUKUS alliance, and a more sensible - reality-based! - energy transition that includes nuclear-generated as well as gas ...
And on & on. For the last 3+ years Oz has been slowly sliding down the international comparative performance measures (eg GDP per capita - used to be in the top 4 or 5, now way down the list).
It's not the Albanese guvmint that's going to do the job. And, after this debacle, the Libs may take 6 or more years to recover ...