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Election of Colin Boyce to federal parliament leads to a series of taunts from state Labor frontbenchers

A Canberra filmmaker plans to transform a 1981 DMC DeLorean himself.

Good morning, early birds. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will reportedly sign us up to US President Joe Biden’s economic alliance to help counter China’s Indo-Pacific trade dominance, and the new Labor government has added the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Flags to press conference backdrops. It’s the news you need…

Tuesday: Australian Electoral Commission says there is no evidence to support United Australia party’s accusation votes were taken home. Plus: Australia’s most diverse parliament

The National Party could have a new leader as early as next week as Barnaby Joyce's leadership is put to a vote and the party room wrestles with its future "barking from the wilderness in opposition".

At his first news conference as the newly sworn in Prime Minister of Australia, Anthony Albanese assured the nation he was ready for the top job.

Political commentators often use the idea of a political spectrum from left to right as shorthand for understanding political ideologies, parties and programs. Derived from the arrangement of the National Assembly in the French Revolution, it has been a remarkably resilient form of political shorthand.

ACT Labor is banking on a quicker Commonwealth Park to Woden rollout under federal Labor.

As the counting of votes gets closer to finalising the result across Australia, those vying for undecided Tasmanian seats best keep the celebratory drinks on ice for a little while longer.