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Second-term Albanese will face policy pressure, devastated Liberals have only bad options

On February 1, on The Conversation’s podcast, Anthony Albanese not only declared that Labor would retain majority government, but held out the prospect it could win the Victorian Liberal seats of Menzies and Deakin.

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Election flops – a night to forget for minor parties on the left and the right

Minor parties were all the rage at the last election when, along with independent candidates, they secured almost a third of votes.

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Australian federal election in four charts: Labor’s lower-house lead and the Senate state of play

Albanese’s party is on track for at least 85 seats and the final tally could well be more. Plus: the major party vote continues to shrink

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Independents will not help form government – but they will be vital in holding it to account

When the newspapers delivered their standard election-eve editorials, there were few surprises. Former Fairfax papers and smaller outlets offered qualified support for Labor, while the News Corp papers unashamedly championed the Coalition. In Adelaide, The Advertiser ran a curious line recommending a majority government of whatever persuasion, “lest our futures…

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State of the states: 6 experts on how the election unfolded across the country

While counting continues nationally, the federal election result is definitive: a pro-Labor landslide and an opposition leader voted out.

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Labor to increase Senate numbers after landslide win

Labor is set to pick up three more seats in the Senate, paving the way for an easier path to passing laws through the upper house.

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Liberal vote decimated in major cities – with Coalition now dominated by regional MPs and Nationals

Party wiped off the map in Adelaide and Tasmania and fails to win back any seats from teal independents

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Who Is Ali France AKA The Labor Candidate Who Just Booted Dutton Out Of Dickson?

Ali France has just become the first person to unseat an opposition leader at a federal election, after her stunning victory this election.

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Labor makes Senate gains, and left-wing parties will hold a Senate majority

On Saturday, Labor won a thumping victory in the House of Representatives, and this has carried over to the Senate results.

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Here We Bloody Go: Andrew Bolt Says That Voters ‘Are Wrong’ After Labor Victory

Conservative commentator Andrew Bolt has decried the results of the 2025 federal election, says that voters "were wrong".

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Coalition power plan 'nuked' at poll: climate groups

The coalition's nuclear power plan "bombed at the ballot" and is now off the table, climate action and renewable energy groups say.

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World Leaders Congratulate PM Albanese On Election Results & Massive Labor Win

Various world leaders have sent their congratulations to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese over his Labor victory.

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Simon Birmingham calls out ‘broken’ Liberal party model as Sussan Ley says Coalition reflecting on results ‘with humility’ – as it happened

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World leaders congratulate 'Albo' on Labor's victory

World leaders have sent Prime Minister Anthony Albanese messages of congratulations after Labor's re-election.

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Albanese takes victory lap after Labor landslide

Anthony Albanese has thanked supporters after the prime minister secured a second term in leading the nation with expanded ranks of Labor MPs.

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'Alban-easy', PM basks in afterglow of election victory

Scooping gelato and sipping coffee with locals: the prime minister has continued typical campaign tasks without the weight of an election on his shoulders.

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‘The chicken ain’t squawking’: the best quotes of Australian election night 2025

An unprecedented Labor win sparked stirring words of victory from the party, and dejected – and sometimes feisty – words from the defeated

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Victoria confounds Liberal hopes of election revival, swinging even further to Labor

The Coalition hoped its path to victory would lead through the southern state, but instead it has been left with a bare handful of seats

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Andrew Bolt says it was the voters who were wrong as Sky News commentators grieve Dutton election loss

News Corp commentator blames Liberal party for allegedly shying away from culture wars as Peta Credlin in furious agreement: ‘we didn’t do enough of a culture war’

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Albanese increases majority and Dutton loses seat in stunning election landslide

The Albanese government has been re-elected with a substantially increased majority, and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has lost his seat, in a crushing defeat of the Coalition.

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Australia PM Anthony Albanese wins second three-year term

Labor Party leader becomes the first Australian prime minister to win second consecutive three-year term in two decades.

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Nationals likely to hold all seats as Liberals smashed

The junior coalition partner has retained its seats and took large chunks out of Labor's margins in others, largely weathering a Liberal Party wipeout.

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Trump May Have Aided Australian PM's Election Victory: Analysts

Donald Trump's stinging trade tariffs may have helped Australia's left-leaning prime minister snatch a resounding election victory Saturday, analysts say.

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Labor wins surprise landslide, returned with a thumping majority

With 52% of enrolled voters counted, The Poll Bludger has Labor ahead in 92 of the 150 House of Representatives seats, the Coalition in 43, the Greens in two, independents in 11 and others in two. In called seats, Labor is on 76 (already a majority), the Coalition 32, independents…

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Greens on track to lose several MPs as independents hold off challenges and gain votes in federal election

Greens suffer setbacks as teal independents Allegra Spender, Zoe Daniel, Monique Ryan and Zali Steggall see off intense campaigns from Liberals, while Nicolette Boele leads in Bradfield

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