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UAP candidate plans to sue party over campaign costs it won’t reimburse

Jamal Daoud claims United Australia party ‘mismanagement’ forced him to pay for election materials in Sydney seat of Reid

The Guardian - AU

Final 2022 election results: Coalition routed in cities and in Western Australia – can they recover in 2025?

At the May 21 federal election, Labor won 77 of the 151 House of Representatives seats (up eight since 2019 when adjusted for redistributions), the Coalition won 58 seats (down 18), the Greens four (up three) and all Others 12 (up seven). This was a Labor majority of three.

The Conversation

Right-wing parties line up for make-or-break Victorian state election

Right wing parties are now preparing for a new showdown many in the movement think will be a bigger moment, and also a test.

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Final Senate results: Labor, the Greens and David Pocock will have a majority of senators

The final buttons to electronically distribute preferences for the Senate were pressed in NSW, Victoria and Western Australia on Monday. I wrote about the distribution of preferences in Queensland, South Australia and Tasmania on Saturday, and the climate activist’s David Pocock’s ACT Senate victory on Tuesday.

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Australia’s newest Senator is a viral internet sensation who never left the fringe

“I literally see the future of Australia hinging on people like me,” incumbent Senator Ralph Babet said in an audition video for party bosses.

The New Daily

Victoria elects UAP candidate Ralph Babet to Senate seat

Clive Palmer's United Australia Party has claimed its only seat in the upper or lower houses of federal parliament, with Ralph Babet claiming the sixth and final Senate seat in Victoria.

ABC News

More Senate results: Hanson wins easily, but Labor still on track for a friendly Senate

Buttons have now been pressed to electronically distribute preferences for the May 21 federal election in the Senate for South Australia, Tasmania and Queensland. I discussed the ACT and NT results that elected David Pocock to the Senate on Tuesday.

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ACT Senate result: Pocock defeats Liberals in first time Liberals have not won one ACT Senate seat

The federal election result for the ACT Senate was decided Tuesday. Independent David Pocock defeated the Liberals’ Zed Seselja, with Labor holding the other seat. Pocock is a former rugby player who played for the Australian Wallabies and ACT Brumbies, and a climate activist.

The Conversation

Anti-vax mandate policies prove to be no vote winner with Australians – this time

Parties seeking to leverage movement were largely unsuccessful at 2022 election but rise of ‘pro-freedom’ movement should not be ignored, expert says

The Guardian - AU

How did the polls perform in the 2022 election? Better, but not great; also a Senate update

The Conversation

Is Australia’s election result a teal revolution or an old story of centre-right flight?

History shows us that when a centre-right party drifts from the priorities of their ‘broad church’, their support and party structure fractures

The Guardian - AU

Labor likely to get a friendly Senate and secures House of Representatives majority

UPDATE: On Monday night, the ABC called Macnamara as a Labor hold, giving Labor 76 of the 151 House of Representatives seats, enough for a majority. In the two remaining undecided seats, Labor has taken a narrow lead in Gilmore, while the Coalition is likely to hold Deakin.

The Conversation

Clive Palmer and One Nation flopped at the election. What happened?

Many commentators tipped Clive Palmer’s United Australia Party (UAP) and Pauline Hanson’s One Nation to perform well this election by scooping up the “freedom” and anti-vax vote from voters angry about how the pandemic was handled.

The Conversation

Morning mail: AEC dismisses Palmer claims, Coalition leadership moves, Boris Johnson party photos

Tuesday: Australian Electoral Commission says there is no evidence to support United Australia party’s accusation votes were taken home. Plus: Australia’s most diverse parliament

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Zero evidence to back Clive Palmer’s claim of staff taking ballots home, AEC says

United Australia party prepares legal challenge in one seat after candidate allegedly follows and records electoral officers

The Guardian - AU

Pollsters breathe sigh of relief after accurately predicting Labor’s election victory

Major polling companies changed methods after 2019 failure but two-party preferred measure misses Greens and independents

ABC News

Legalise Cannabis Australia party sees record Queensland Senate votes in federal election

Formally the HEMP Party, Legalise Cannabis Australia is currently running a close seventh in the six-seat Queensland Senate race.

The Conversation

Nationals vote holds steady. Will the Coalition become a party of the regions and outer suburbs?

The most amazing thing about the election was the very low primary vote for the ALP and the Liberal Party.

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Is this the end of Australia's two-party system?

As Scott Morrison loses power, it is the Greens, Teals and others that cause Australia's big election shock, writes Professor Susan Harris Rimmer of Griffith University

The Guardian - AU

Clive Palmer’s massive advertising spend fails to translate into election success for United Australia party

United Australia party vote increases slightly to about 4.7% but was exceeded by the One Nation vote

The Conversation

Is this the end of the two-party system in Australia? The Greens, teals and others shock the major parties

The Australian Labor Party will form government either outright or in a minority government.

The Conversation

Election results update: Labor to form government as both major parties' primary votes slump

This article was updated on Sunday morning.

Newcastle Herald

Election analysis: Nationals have half the Greens vote with 10 times as many MPs

The Nationals get less than half the vote of the Greens but have 10 times as many MPs. Go figure.

The Conversation

Newspoll and Ipsos both give Labor clear leads in final polls; counting of early votes

The federal election is on Saturday. Polls close at 6pm local time; that means 6pm AEST in the eastern states, 6:30pm in SA and the NT and 8pm in WA. 124 of the 151 House of Representatives seats are in the eastern time zone, 12 combined in SA and the…

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