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Greens celebrate 'shifting tectonic plates' in Queensland politics as losing rival candidates go to ground

Queensland's losing LNP and Labor candidates in three inner-city Brisbane seats decline requests to speak to media, following a historic "greenslide" swing towards the Greens.

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Australia’s government is changing after nine years of the Coalition – what happens next?

From the swearing in of Anthony Albanese and his ministers, to department ‘red books’, the public service is ready for the transition

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Greens and Lambie set to determine Labor agenda with Senate balance of power

The future of Labor's parliamentary agenda may rest in the hands of the Greens and independent Jacqui Lambie, who look set to hold the balance of power in the Senate.

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Sam Lim's unlikely rise from dolphin trainer to federal Tangney MP

Sam Lim's wildly varying career has seen him go from dolphin trainer and businessman to police officer. Now he's the new federal member for Tangney.

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Factbox-Key members of Australia's incoming Labor government

Australia's Labor Party ousted the conservative coalition at an election on Saturday, returning the centre-left party to government after nine years in opposition.

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Malarndirri McCarthy, Jacinta Price expected to win the Northern Territory's two seats in the Senate

Two Indigenous women on opposite sides of the political spectrum are expected to represent the Northern Territory in the Senate.

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Victoria turns red and teal as Liberals are all but vanquished in greater Melbourne

The federal election result is highly problematic for the Liberal Party. Aside from finding itself on the opposition benches for the first time in nine years, the Liberal Party lost support in what were once its strongest electorates in Victoria. The biggest blow of all came in losing former Treasurer…

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Prime Minister Albanese’s victory speech brings hope for First Nations Peoples' role in democracy

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s acceptance speech opened with a generous acknowledgement of Traditional Owners and a full commitment to the Uluru Statement from the Heart.

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The Top 6 Election Gossip Points Ya Need To Know Before Work On Monday

Bonus #7 — Albanese’s dog is named Toto.

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Paterson MP Meryl Swanson hits out at 'vitriolic and petty' campaign

The hard work has just begun for newly re-elected Labor MP for Paterson Meryl Swanson.

Newcastle Herald

Nicholls election result sees Coalition stronghold collapse in northern Victorian seat

Independent challenger Rob Priestly has significantly slashed the Nationals' vast margin in Nicholls, claiming the once safe seat will be "completely contestable" in future.

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Veteran political warriors Warren Entsch, Bob Katter retain their seats in Far North Queensland

The former crocodile farmer says he's got plenty to get on with as he holds off a determined challenge by Labor and chatter about his future.

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Unions ready for 'hard work' with new govt

Unions say they're ready to work with the incoming Labor federal government on workers' issues that have been left "festering" under the coalition.

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Ben Morton says Mark McGowan's popularity led to Liberal wipe-out in Western Australia

Labor picked up at least four seats from the Liberals in Western Australia with a massive state-wide swing of more than 10 per cent, and ousted MP Ben Morton says Mark McGowan had a lot to do with it.

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Two asylum seeker boats turned back

Outgoing home affairs minister Karen Andrews has warned Labor to keep watch after two asylum seeker boats on their way to Australia were turned back.

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Gilmore election result bucks national election trend as Andrew Constance gains ground

A Liberal candidate who was previously a state cabinet minister has bucked a federal election trend in a marginal seat where a winner is yet to be decided.

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Kristy McBain retains Eden-Monaro with swing to Labor, Liberals' Jerry Nockles concedes defeat

Labor MP Kristy McBain is set to retain the seat of Eden-Monaro in south-east New South Wales, with a swing in her favour.

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Albanese elected Australia's leader in complex poll result

Australians awoke on Sunday to a new prime minister in Anthony Albanese, the center-left Labor Party leader whose ascension to the nation’s top job from being raised in social housing by a single mother on a disability pension was said to reflect the changed fabric of the country today

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Deakin, Macnamara, Menzies: Victorian seats on a knife edge as federal election 2022 counting continues

The Liberal Party is battling to hold onto key seats in Melbourne's eastern suburbs, while Labor is edging ahead in a tough contest with the Greens for the inner-city electorate of Macnamara.

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Sturt Liberal MP James Stevens pulls ahead of Labor's Sonja Baram, as Premier celebrates Boothby win

The Liberal Party is almost 400 votes ahead on a two-party preferred basis in what had been the safe seat of Sturt, in Adelaide's eastern suburbs.

The Canberra Times

Barr says election win would see new approach to territory-Commonwealth relations

Mr Barr said he looked forward to working closely with the federal Labor government.

The Conversation

The teals and Greens will turn up the heat on Labor's climate policy. Here's what to expect

Public concern over climate change was a clear factor in the election of Australia’s new Labor government. Incoming Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has committed to action on the issue, declaring on Saturday night: “Together we can take advantage of the opportunity for Australia to be a renewable energy superpower”.

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Peter Dutton emerges as frontrunner as Liberals seek new leader to replace Scott Morrison

Liberal politicians begin jostling to replace outgoing Prime Minister Scott Morrison as party leader after Labor seizes government from the Coalition, with Peter Dutton the frontrunner.

AAP

Labor well-placed for narrow majority

The latest figures from the Australian Electoral Commission have Labor on 75 seats in the House of Representatives - one short of a majority.

Reuters

Australia's Labor to retake power after 9 years, independents may hold sway

Australia's Labor Party will form the country's next government on Monday, as unprecedented support for the Greens and climate-focussed independents ended nearly a decade of rule by the conservative coalition.

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