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Archer lost Bass to Labor at the federal election and is a moderate ally of the premier who suffered a no confidence vote last week

A coalition frontbencher says the opposition will push for lower taxes in the next parliament after the party's bruising election loss.

For many years now, Australian political scientists have pointed out that established partisan allegiance is in decline. In 1967, 36% of Coalition supporters and 32% of Labor voters reported lifetime voting for their side. At the 2022 election, the Australian Election Study found the figures to be 16% and 12%.

The Australian Labor Party just won an election victory for the ages. Now, it may be forced to walk back one of the key achievements of its first term.

Biosecurity will be threatened if the federal government expands Australian access to US beef to escape trade tariffs, political rivals say.

Socceroos all but book 2026 World Cup berth; Elon Musk’s attacks rile US president

Rather than face a fourth election in seven years, a former premier believes a state Liberal party will change leaders in a bid to retain power.

‘They offer sympathy and then just go and approve massive fossil fuel projects anyway,’ one advocate says

Tasmania’s Liberal government and its premier, Jeremy Rockliff, have come under huge pressure since the state budget was handed down last week.