Australian Federal election 2025 recap: Anthony Albanese wins landslide, hails ‘profound opportunity’

Standing in line at St Anne’s Primary School polling booth, despite the rain, Sue Chapman said she was looking forward to seeing if Forrest would ride the “big blue wave” and vote in an independent for the first time.

“I’m really proud of the campaign that we’ve run,” she said.

“We’ve focused on positive aspects. we’ve focused on positive solutions and it’s been a really exciting and enthusiastic time.”

Dr Chapman, who was in line from 8am, said the personal attacks have somewhat sullied the campaign experience.

“Of course, I’m hoping that people recognise my integrity and recognise my standing in the community as a doctor and realise that you know, many of these attacks, unfortunately, don’t have a basis of truth,” she said.

Dr Chapman said she is hopeful the rain will go away and is looking forward to meeting people across the electorate.

Resources Minister and Brand MP Madeleine King had some sage advice for voters doing their civic duty today.

“Don’t eat too many sausages, but enjoy the sausages,” she said.

“It’s a really important part of local schools’ fundraising and all of the other organisations where you have these polling booths right around the country.

“Buy a cake, share it with your family and enjoy what will be a great and peaceful day, when we’re really grateful for the wonderful democracy that we have.”

It’s true that the humble democracy sausage has proven lucrative for WA schools this year, with two elections in just eight weeks.

Read our recent story on the sauseconomics and what it’s doing for our schools:

Federal election 2025: WA schools in democracy sausage fundraising bonanza from two election days

Ms King and Premier Roger Cook’s choice of democracy snack today?

A classic bacon and egg roll. Seems fair before 10am if you ask me.

Western Australia Premier Roger Cook has voted.

After voting at Wellard Primary School, the Premier enjoyed a democracy bacon and egg roll - the democracy sausage of early mornings - alongside Brand Labor Minister for Resources, Madeleine King.

Premier Roger Cook has arrived at Wellard Primary School with Brand MP and WA’s only Cabinet Minister, Madeleine King.

As a Kwinana constituent, Mr Cook is part of the federal seat of Brand.

It means Ms King is the Premier’s local voice in Canberra as well as for the State Government.

The pair greeted each other in matching hats, emblazoned with a crown for King, before standing in line to cast their votes.

Mr Cook was stopped by several voters for selfies, flexing his popularity among the Wellard locale.

The Nationals are aiming to spoil the “big party duopoly” and stake their claim on WA’s newest seat of Bullwinkel, with former State Opposition Leader MIa Davies.

She voted in Northam this morning and has warned that the prominent Keep The Sheep campaign is doomed to fail, if Bullwinkel sides with Labor and the Albanese Government’s ban on live exports.

“I think that’s what the Labor party will tell people if they are successfully returned to Government,” Ms Davies said.

“But it doesn’t make the decisionany less devastating or wrong.”

A three-way contest has made Bullwinkel a major battleground this election, with Labor holding a notional margin of 3.3 per cent.

Ms Davies has rejected claims both major parties that she is a long way back in theird place, according to opinion polls.

“I’d believe that if they weren’t running significant attack ads against me,” she said.

“If I’ no threat then they wouldn’t be bothered. I think it’s anyone’s race at this point and every last vote will count.”

Voters are flocking to Albany’s Mt Lockyer Primary School to cast their vote, with the rain holding off for the opening of the polls.

The traditional sausage sizzle is hard at work to feed hungry voters.

Albany resident Joel Boxall said he’s voting for Australian Christians as his first preference and Liberals second.

He said Australian Christians have his vote because he is a “faithful Christian”.

“I guess it’s just their values, they’re more for the community and not for the rich guys,” he said.

“They’re not looking to be a political party, they just want to have a say . . . They’re quite neutral on where they stand on a lot of things - they’re not taking favourites.”

Queensland Premier David Crisafulli has taken to social media to throw his support behind Opposition Leader Peter Dutton as the Liberal Leader heads home to campaign in Dickson.

“I’ve known @PeterDutton_MP most of my life and know he would make an outstanding leader of our country,” he wrote on X.

“Wherever you are today across our State, vote for a Queenslander to get Australia back on track.”

After spending the morning travelling across metro Melbourne, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton have wrapped up their last-ditch efforts in the key battleground state.

Victoria, which could hold the keys to the entire election, has been a key focus for both Mr Albanese and Mr Dutton.

The Opposition Leader jetted off first and headed home to Queensland, where he is expected to campaign in Dickson, his own marginal seat.

Mr Albanese has just jumped on his plane, heading to Sydney where he is expected to campaign in his seat of Grayndler.

Anthony Albanese has made a brief visit to a polling booth at Kerrimuir Primary School in Box Hill North, which is the seat of Menzies.

The electorate named for the founder of the Liberal Party, Sir Robert Menzies, is held by Liberal Keith Wolahan but is notionally Labor after the redistribution.

Mr Albanese greeted candidate Gabriel Ng with a hug and said, “See you in caucus.”

He shook the hands of a couple of Liberal volunteers and thanked them “for participating in democracy”.

“Nice to meet you,” one said back.

The PM also chatted to children Emily and Will and their parents, and posed for photos with them.

He took a photo with the Labor volunteers and then headed off.

“I’ve got to go and vote for myself in Grayndler!” he said.

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has shared a very long handshake in Melbourne while discussing crime and the people who are “selling the drugs” with a Victorian.

Mr Dutton had been filling up the “double trouble” truck, which has pictures of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese alongside Victoria Premier Jacinta Allen, when he went over to meet a man filling up his motorbike.