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Peter Dutton States That He’s ‘Proud’ To Have Unseated Greens Leader Adam Bandt

Former Coalition leader Peter Dutton has stated that he was "proud" to preference the Greens last on social media.

Pedestrian.tv · May 11, 2025

Jacinta Nampijinpa Price Announces Plans To Run For Liberal Deputy Leader

Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has announced her plans to run for Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party, after leaving the Nationals.

Pedestrian.tv · May 11, 2025

Labor’s clean sweep in Australian election suggests young male voters are bucking global trends. But why?

The ALP’s massive electoral victory goes against trends across parts of the west, Asia and Africa, in which young male voters are leaning towards the right

The Guardian - AU · May 10, 2025

View from The Hill: two ministers and the Nationals discover the limits of loyalty in politics

Labor’s extraordinary election result has triggered a power play that has exposed the uglier entrails of Labor factionalism.

The Conversation · May 9, 2025

Morning Mail: conclave picks a US pope, Bob Brown’s message to Greens, Sam Kerr welcomes Jagger

Robert Francis Prevost, 69, from Chicago is the first ever US pope and becomes Leo XIV; Bob Brown says party must resist ‘arrogant’ Labor

The Guardian - AU · May 8, 2025

Grattan on Friday: Bitter struggle in Liberals for likely poisoned chalice, as Jacinta Price defects from Nationals

By late last week it was clear Labor would win the election, but it came as more of a surprise when Peter Dutton lost the Queensland seat of Dickson he’d held since 2001.

The Conversation · May 8, 2025

Politics with Michelle Grattan: David Pocock wants us to aim for up to 90% reduction in emissions by 2035

In the new parliament the government is expected to need only the Greens to pass the legislation opposed by the Coalition. Counting is not finished but on present indications it won’t require any other Senate crossbenchers.

The Conversation · May 8, 2025

In the age of the influencer, does the political backing of News Corp matter anymore?

This year’s federal election demonstrated that Australia’s media landscape has changed. Big players are no longer “kingmakers” in politics.

The Conversation · May 8, 2025

Australia is set to be a renewables nation. After Labor’s win, there’s no turning back

An emphatic election victory for the incumbent Labor government means Australia’s rapid shift to renewable energy will continue. As Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen said on Saturday:

The Conversation · May 7, 2025

While the Liberals haemorrhaged, the Nationals held their own. Is it time to break up the Coalition?

Among the notable features of this year’s election campaign was that Australia’s second-oldest political party was apparently missing in action. At the same time, it managed to avoid the rout inflicted on its coalition partner.

The Conversation · May 7, 2025