The Latest Breaking News from Bradfield

Ghost town fears don't spook new airport suburb backers

A suburban development near a new international airport will not become a white elephant, the government insists despite scepticism and past failures.

AAP · Apr 21

Bradfield MP Nicolette Boele spent more than $2.2m on election campaign – the most of any teal independent

Data shows Boele – who won seat by only 26 votes – received almost $700,000 in donations from Climate 200

The Guardian - AU · Feb 2

Liberal Gisele Kapterian concedes defeat in Bradfield 145 days after federal election

Candidate abandons her court challenge to election result in blue-ribbon seat, saying she is satisfied independent Nicolette Boele won

The Guardian - AU · Sep 25, 2025

Last-ditch bid in knife-edge seat might not change fate

One of the most closely fought battles of the federal election faces a legal challenge, but one expert does not expect the result to flip.

AAP · Jul 15, 2025

Election flows reveal nearly 90% of Greens preferenced Labor ahead of Coalition

Minor party preference flows for the federal election have been released, with Labor winning Greens preferences by 88.2–11.8, while the Coalition won One Nation preferences by 74.5–24.5. I also cover a SA state poll that gave Labor a massive 67–33 lead.

The Conversation · Jun 25, 2025

Final counting shows polls understated Labor in 2025 election almost as much as they overstated it in 2019

With almost all primary votes now counted to two-party preferred (as I explained on May 29), Labor has won the national two-party vote by a 55.3–44.7 margin, although this may drop to a 55.2–44.8 margin once the remaining votes from Bradfield come in.

The Conversation · Jun 5, 2025

'A new path': independent turns tables in recount scrap

A teal independent has been declared the winner in the electorate of Bradfield by a tiny margin after a recount, but her Liberal rival is yet to concede defeat.

AAP · Jun 4, 2025

Complaints from cricket fans as Ashes tickets go on sale – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Jun 2, 2025

Inside the Bradfield recount: painstaking and polite, but sometimes heartbreaking

A day watching the recount in the federal seat where only eight votes split the top two candidates bolsters faith in Australia’s electoral system. But could there be a better way?

The Guardian - AU · May 29, 2025

Knife-edge seat set to undergo partial recount

Almost one month since the last ballots were cast, recounts will get under way in some of Australia's closest election contests.

AAP · May 25, 2025