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. AAP · May 3, 2025
Coalition look to pick up pieces after election blowout The search is on for a new Liberal leader after Peter Dutton lost his seat, as the coalition comes to terms with its devastating whitewash at the ballot box. AAP · May 3, 2025
‘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 The Guardian - AU · May 3, 2025
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’ The Guardian - AU · May 3, 2025
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. The Conversation · May 3, 2025
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. Al Jazeera · May 3, 2025
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. International Business Times · May 3, 2025
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… The Conversation · May 3, 2025
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 The Guardian - AU · May 3, 2025
Starmer congratulates Albanese on re-election and hails UK-Australia friendship Anthony Albanese has become the first Australian prime minister to win consecutive terms in two decades. Evening Standard · May 3, 2025
Starmer congratulates Albanese on re-election, hailing UK-Australia friendship Anthony Albanese has become the first Australian prime minister to win consecutive terms in two decades. The Independent UK · May 3, 2025
Right-leaning Australian Opposition Leader Loses Election, And Seat Australia's right-leaning opposition leader Peter Dutton lost his parliamentary seat Saturday, adding humiliation to a night of crushing defeat for his conservative coalition. International Business Times · May 3, 2025
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. The Conversation · May 3, 2025
Dutton and the Coalition did not do the work, and misread the Australian mood The former federal director of the Liberal Party, Brian Loughnane, used to tell media companies that their practice of commissioning expensive opinion polls right through a parliamentary term was a waste of money. The Conversation · May 3, 2025
The Conversation · May 3, 2025 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.
The Conversation · May 3, 2025 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…
The Guardian - UK · May 3, 2025 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 Independent UK · May 3, 2025 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
Pedestrian.tv · May 3, 2025 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.
The Guardian - AU · May 3, 2025 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
AAP · May 3, 2025 '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.
AAP · May 3, 2025 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.
AAP · May 3, 2025 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 · May 3, 2025 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
AAP · May 3, 2025 Come as you are: voters make their mark on election day Voters have cast their ballots across the nation, some wearing snarky T-shirts and budgie smugglers while others held unflattering signs mocking candidates.