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Liberals hurt in federal election by move to back WA hard border challenge, Michaelia Cash admits

Senior West Australian Liberal Michaelia Cash says she did not agree with the federal government's support of Clive Palmer's legal challenge to WA's hard border, conceding it contributed to the party's disastrous election result.

ABC News · May 22, 2022

Australia's new PM Albanese sworn in, off to Tokyo for Quad summit

Australia's Labor Party leader, Anthony Albanese, was sworn in as the country's 31st prime minister on Monday, promising to bring the country together after a fractious election campaign as he vowed to tackle climate change and inequality.

Reuters · May 22, 2022

Liberals in the ACT 'have a lot of soul-searching to do' as David Pocock looks likely to secure Senate seat

As independent David Pocock looks set to win the ACT's second Senate seat, former Liberal chief minister Kate Carnell says her party has been left "with many lessons to learn."

ABC News · May 22, 2022

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Vote count pointing towards Labor majority

While the exact make up of the 47th parliament remains unclear, Labor is expected to secure at least enough seats to form a majority government.

AAP · May 22, 2022

Safe Liberal seats in regional WA unravel as voters voice displeasure at being 'taken for granted'

The federal election saw long-serving Liberal MPs in WA's ultra-safe regional seats suffer big swings against them, which voters hope means more attention will be paid to them in the future.

ABC News · May 22, 2022

Election 2022: Early rush to pre-poll was a sign of the obvious as voters embrace Labor and change

Election 2022: Labor in charge as Morrison era ends

Newcastle Herald · May 22, 2022

PM has ‘frank and very positive’ call with Johnson – as it happend

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The Guardian - AU · May 22, 2022

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Federal election: Anthony Albanese sworn in as Prime Minister ahead of Quad meeting, Josh Frydenberg concedes Kooyong to Dr Monique Ryan — as it happened

Dr Monique Ryan thanks a "respectful" Josh Frydenberg after he conceded the race for the seat of Kooyong. The former treasurer described the last 12 years as "an incredible privilege".

ABC News · May 22, 2022

Biloela family to return to central Queensland, Tamil Refugee Council calls for Labor to do more

The incoming Australian Labor government has promised to send the Nadesalingam family back to Biloela. But refugee advocates say the party needs to do more to support other Tamil asylum seekers.

ABC News · May 22, 2022

Morning mail: Albanese to be sworn in, Titmus celebrates world record, one Ukrainian’s incredible odyssey

Monday: Labor inches ahead in seats across the country as shell-shocked Liberals mull leadership change. Plus: how to make a cow out of a boiler suit and a washing line

The Guardian - AU · May 22, 2022

Federal election results for the NT are becoming clearer. Here's what we know so far

While some election candidates are already booking flights to Canberra, others are packing up their corflutes and contemplating their next political move.

ABC News · May 22, 2022

NSW Liberals announce review into election loss, Treasurer says moderate voters were abandoned

NSW Liberal Treasurer Matt Kean says the Scott Morrison government paid the ultimate price for abandoning moderate voters and the party needs to "get its act together" and stop shifting to the right.

ABC News · May 22, 2022

Australian voters have elected their government. Now the Labor Party has to make them believe they were right

Elections are a test – the ultimate test, really – of those who serve as parliamentarians and those who aspire to serve. Scott Morrison asserted quite absurdly early in the 2022 campaign that the election was not a popularity contest. Clearly, the opposite is true. An election involving every eligible…

The Conversation · May 22, 2022

Morrison's 'great electoral bungle' leaves the Liberals decimated and heading in the wrong direction

It is pretty human to crave the approval of peers and to hope for more of the same, even if unconsciously.

The Conversation · May 22, 2022

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The Conversation · May 22, 2022

As Albanese heads to the Quad, what are the security challenges facing Australia's new government?

Extreme weather events are the new normal. The use of nuclear weapons by Vladimir Putin’s Russian military is now an unthinkable possibility. And Xi Jinping’s China, our largest trading partner and rising superpower, is pulling down the shutters.

The Conversation · May 22, 2022

A new dawn over stormy seas: how Labor should manage the economy

Labor has inherited an economy with a pretty full “head of steam”.

The Conversation · May 22, 2022

3 big issues in higher education demand the new government's attention

Higher education did not figure prominently in the election campaign. The biggest issues facing the sector, in particular the arts, humanities and social sciences, could never be fully addressed in six weeks, but the Australasian Council of Deans of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (DASSH) urges the incoming Labor government…

The New Daily · May 22, 2022

Alan Kohler: This was Julia Gillard’s election victory

It’s tempting to think the Coalition lost the election purely because of climate change, but there’s much more to it than that.

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Newcastle Herald · May 22, 2022

Australian voters are drifting to the left on key issues as Anthony Albanese claims election victory

Can the Liberal Party rediscover its sense of purpose without being distracted by the issues and personalities that Australians now seem to have rejected at the ballot box?

ABC News · May 22, 2022

How Western Sydney voted and why the results were difficult to predict

Voters in Western Sydney deliver major parties a "mixed bag" of results after Saturday's federal election, with both Labor and Liberal saying there is much to reflect on.

ABC News · May 22, 2022

Anthony Albanese and four senior frontbenchers sworn in ahead of Quad trip

Moments after he is officially sworn in as the 31st Prime Minister of Australia, the Labor leader appears alongside his new ministers and makes a symbolic change inside parliament.

The Guardian - AU · May 22, 2022

How knocking on 90,000 doors delivered Queensland Labor heartland to the Greens

Analysis: the party’s stunning election result – likely winning three seats in Brisbane – built on a years-long grassroots strategy

AAP · May 22, 2022

Labor to make Australia proud: Albanese

Australia's 31st prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has promised to make the nation proud of his government, as he and a small team of ministers were sworn in.

AAP · May 22, 2022

Care sector wants more govt pandemic help

Care sector leaders say the incoming Labor government has to prioritise ongoing pandemic concerns during its first 100 days in office.

The Guardian - AU · May 22, 2022

How Albanese’s practical pivot on climate paved the way for a Greens surge

Analysis: As Labor focused on opportunities for working people in the transition to renewables, the Greens mounted a formidable on-the-ground campaign

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