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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

The Guardian - AU

Glum and glummer: Liberal faithful reel as Peter Dutton loses seat of Dickson after 24 years

Liberal party supporters in shock as opposition leader forced to concede seat in Brisbane to Labor’s Ali France

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State pulls rug out from Liberals as Labor gain swing

The coalition could be left with as few as seven seats in the nation's second-largest state after voters swung further behind Labor.

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Labor routs the Coalition as voters reject Dutton’s undercooked offering

In a dramatic parallel, what happened in Canada at the beginning of this week has now been replicated in Australia at the end of the week.

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Labor wins with a superior campaign and weak opposition – now it’s time to make the second term really matter

Superior campaigning by the Labor machine, a lift in the personal performance of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, and a woeful campaign by Opposition Leader Peter Dutton have seen Labor re-elected for a second term.

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Albanese’s government might not thrill, but it has shown unity and competence – and that’s no mean feat

The Coalition’s election campaign of 2025 has a strong claim to be considered among the worst since federation. I know of none more shambolic. Barely a day passed without some new misstep or about-face, some embarrassing revelation about a candidate, some new policy condemned by experts as half-baked, uncosted or…

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Australia re-elects Anthony Albanese as Labor rides anti-Trump wave to seal crushing win

Opposition leader Peter Dutton fails to dissociate himself from Trump-like rhetoric and policies – and loses his seat

The Guardian - UK

Australian conservative opposition leader loses seat in ‘Trump factor’ backlash

It comes days after Canada’s centrist Liberal Party stormed to victory in what will be seen as part of an international voter backlash against the Trump administration

The Independent UK

It's not easy being Greens: two MPs set to lose seats

Two first-term Australian Greens MPs are set to lose their seats, but the losses could be offset elsewhere with a number of contests too close to call.

AAP

Peter Dutton Has Lost His Seat And Thank You, People Of Dickson

It's projected that Peter Dutton has lost his QLD seat of Dickson to Labor’s Ali France.

Pedestrian.tv

Who is Ali France, the Labor candidate who has unseated Peter Dutton in Dickson?

The 49-year-old disability advocate is the first person to unseat an opposition leader at an election

The Guardian - AU

Labor Claims Victory: Albanese Returns As Prime Minister After 2025 Election

The Australian Labor Party has won the 2025 federal election, with Anthony Albanese to remain PM of a minority or majority government.

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'Devastated', rudderless Liberals mourn historic defeat

The mood was dire in Liberal HQ as Peter Dutton became the first opposition leader to lose his seat in a federal election.

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Australia finds out who will be the next prime minister

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been declared the winner of Australia's federal election after a campaign fought on living costs, health and housing.

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Tears, elation, disbelief as Albanese thanks faithful

Labor party faithful couldn't contain their joy, bursting into tears and chanting the prime minister's name as Anthony Albanese claims victory.

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Albanese laps up Labor landslide as voters dump Dutton

Anthony Albanese has claimed an emphatic win in the federal election with Labor forging a bigger majority for its second term.

The Independent UK

Australia’s re-elected government says ‘dark shadow’ of US-China trade war top priority

Albanese claims victory as first Australian prime minister to clinch a second consecutive term in 21 years

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Five Things To Know About The Australian Election

Australians are voting in a general election Saturday, a hard-fought contest between party leaders with sharply contrasting visions for the country.

AAP

For good or bad, election history awaits Peter Dutton

After starting election day in Melbourne, Peter Dutton voted in his Brisbane seat of Dickson, where he faces a stern test from Labor's Ali France.

The Guardian - AU

Labor on track for huge majority after landslide win – as it happened

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'This is my hood': PM casts vote as nation decides fate

Anthony Albanese has joined millions of Australians and submitted his ballot with mere hours until the count begins to decide who forms the next government.

AAP

The sitcom absurdity of the federal election battle

Fuel pumps, a fall and a football gone astray were just a few of the scenes that made up a month of campaign inanity.

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Australia’s election will show if PM Anthony Albanese has won back voters

Australians will decide if they want to give Labor another chance as local and global issues weigh on voters’ minds.

AAP

Polls close on election day as Australians await winner

Millions of Australians have cast their votes in the federal election, with polls closed in the eastern states and counting soon under way.

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