Australian Federal election 2025 recap: Anthony Albanese wins landslide, hails ‘profound opportunity’
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Key events
03 May 2025 - 09:21 PM
Ali France thanks the people of Dickson
03 May 2025 - 09:15 PM
Abbott says Liberal party will rebuild
03 May 2025 - 09:13 PM
Sarah Henderson: Peter Dutton is a great loss
03 May 2025 - 09:01 PM
Tom White tells supporters the count is not over
03 May 2025 - 08:21 PM
PM: Tomorrow the work begins
03 May 2025 - 08:20 PM
PM pays tribute to son and fiancee
03 May 2025 - 08:14 PM
Albo whips out the Medicare card
03 May 2025 - 08:13 PM
State of play: Victoria
03 May 2025 - 08:12 PM
PM: Govt will tackle climate change and close the gap
03 May 2025 - 08:10 PM
PM: This is time of ‘profound opportunity’
03 May 2025 - 08:07 PM
PM makes pledge to Australians
03 May 2025 - 08:07 PM
PM makes pledge to Australians
03 May 2025 - 08:05 PM
PM pays tribute to Peter Dutton
03 May 2025 - 08:03 PM
PM addresses global challenges
03 May 2025 - 08:02 PM
PM: Australia voted for Australian values
03 May 2025 - 08:00 PM
Albanese: Serving as PM ‘greatest honour’
03 May 2025 - 07:58 PM
Wong: Tonight a ‘new chapter’ for Australia
03 May 2025 - 07:55 PM
Penny Wong introducing the PM
03 May 2025 - 07:51 PM
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese about to take stage for victory speech
03 May 2025 - 07:46 PM
Jubilant scenes at Labor HQ ahead of PM’s speech
03 May 2025 - 07:41 PM
Dutton signs off with a word about his love for Australia
03 May 2025 - 07:40 PM
Dutton pays tribute to family
03 May 2025 - 07:37 PM
Dutton: ‘It’s been a great honour to lead’
03 May 2025 - 07:35 PM
Dutton: ‘We didn’t do well enough during the campaign’
03 May 2025 - 07:34 PM
Peter Dutton begins concession speech
03 May 2025 - 07:28 PM
Labor re-elected for a second term with a majority
03 May 2025 - 07:25 PM
Joyce defends Dutton after he loses Dickson
03 May 2025 - 07:17 PM
Chalmers, McGrath comment on Dutton loss
03 May 2025 - 07:10 PM
Price: Labor campaign built on lies
03 May 2025 - 07:10 PM
Labor gains two in Queensland from the Greens
03 May 2025 - 07:05 PM
Chalmers: Albanese to serve full term and run for third
03 May 2025 - 06:58 PM
Labor ahead in early counting in Bullwinkel
03 May 2025 - 06:47 PM
Murray Watt: Liberal party will need to front up
03 May 2025 - 06:46 PM
Hanson says voters ‘not happy’ with Dutton
03 May 2025 - 06:46 PM
Peter Dutton loses seat: 7NEWS
03 May 2025 - 06:45 PM
Jason Clare says its been a bitter battle for Blaxland
03 May 2025 - 06:45 PM
Kate Chaney arrives at count party
03 May 2025 - 06:28 PM
South Australia swings towards Labor
03 May 2025 - 06:25 PM
Labor picks up three seats from Liberals
03 May 2025 - 06:18 PM
Anthony Albanese wins second term as Prime Minister
03 May 2025 - 06:14 PM
Guests slow to filter in at Dutton HQ
03 May 2025 - 06:02 PM
No path to Government for the Coalition: 7NEWS
03 May 2025 - 06:00 PM
Polls close in WA
03 May 2025 - 05:49 PM
Victoria holds steady, but Nationals challenge Labor MP in Bendigo
03 May 2025 - 05:37 PM
Peter Dutton faces challenge in his own seat
03 May 2025 - 05:22 PM
Liberals under threat in blue-ribbon Bradfield, and independent challenges minister
03 May 2025 - 05:17 PM
Queensland Greens fading
03 May 2025 - 05:13 PM
Early trend favours Labor in Tassie
03 May 2025 - 05:09 PM
NSW - An hour in to counting
03 May 2025 - 04:57 PM
Labor under threat in Canberra seat
03 May 2025 - 04:48 PM
Adam Bandt labels election ‘battle of the band-aid’
03 May 2025 - 04:32 PM
McGrath: Result tonight unlikely
03 May 2025 - 04:21 PM
First seats called
03 May 2025 - 04:09 PM
Where are Albanese and Dutton?
03 May 2025 - 04:00 PM
Polls close
03 May 2025 - 03:52 PM
Early voting proves popular
03 May 2025 - 03:48 PM
What to watch for: Tasmania, NT and … Canberra
03 May 2025 - 03:44 PM
What to watch for: Western Australia
03 May 2025 - 03:37 PM
What to watch for: Queensland
03 May 2025 - 03:32 PM
What to watch for: Victoria
03 May 2025 - 03:28 PM
What to watch for: New South Wales
03 May 2025 - 03:24 PM
What to watch for: South Australia
03 May 2025 - 03:03 PM
Labor volunteer ’hip and shoulders’ Liberal volunteer
03 May 2025 - 02:43 PM
Ex-WA Labor premier Mark McGowan handing out flyers
03 May 2025 - 02:40 PM
Democracy sausages in short supply
03 May 2025 - 01:43 PM
The moments that have shaped the election campaign
03 May 2025 - 01:18 PM
Tight contest: Curtin may come down to just a few hundred votes
03 May 2025 - 01:11 PM
Ultimate election guide: How it works, key seats to watch and what it all means
03 May 2025 - 12:41 PM
‘Albo, Albo’: Chants greet PM as he makes third polling booth stop
03 May 2025 - 12:10 PM
Dutton banking on ‘quiet Australians’ as he casts ballot Dickson
03 May 2025 - 11:59 AM
Anthony Albanese casts his vote in Federal election
03 May 2025 - 11:50 AM
How is voting go around Australia? Let’s take a look
03 May 2025 - 11:34 AM
Gaza conflict an issue among some voters in PM’s Grayndler seat
03 May 2025 - 11:18 AM
What voters are saying in the PM’s electorate
03 May 2025 - 11:17 AM
Voters in PM’s Grayndler seat cite housing, climate crisis as major issues
03 May 2025 - 11:10 AM
Wilkie highlights Australia’s voting system
03 May 2025 - 11:03 AM
Where is Hanson during the WA how-to-vote debacle?
03 May 2025 - 10:50 AM
One Nation how to vote error in WA
03 May 2025 - 10:48 AM
Sunny skies in Brisbane as Watt supports local Labor
03 May 2025 - 10:33 AM
Steggall votes, pleads for voters to keep seat Independent
03 May 2025 - 10:23 AM
Ben Small’s final push for Forrest
03 May 2025 - 10:16 AM
Tom White arrives to vote in Curtin’s close race
03 May 2025 - 10:14 AM
Coalition divide denied as Bullwinkel race goes down to the wire
03 May 2025 - 09:59 AM
Forrest’s independent cast her vote, says attacks on her have no truth
03 May 2025 - 09:56 AM
Sage sausage advice from Madeleine King
03 May 2025 - 09:49 AM
Roger Cook, Madeleine King enjoy a democracy sausage variant
03 May 2025 - 09:33 AM
Madeleine King's royal entrance with the Premier
03 May 2025 - 09:31 AM
Albany voters heading to the polls at Mt Lockyer Primary School
03 May 2025 - 09:30 AM
Queensland premier throws support behind Dutton as he heads home
03 May 2025 - 09:17 AM
Albo, Dutton wrap up campaigning in key state
03 May 2025 - 08:45 AM
‘See you in caucus’: PM eyes Labor win in Liberal founder named seat
03 May 2025 - 08:40 AM
Dutton shares very long handshake at Melbourne petrol station
03 May 2025 - 08:37 AM
Dutton stops off at 17th petrol station
03 May 2025 - 08:05 AM
Polling booths now open across all of Australia
03 May 2025 - 07:58 AM
WATCH: Albanese, Dutton make final pitch to voters
03 May 2025 - 07:42 AM
‘No way in the world that Labor can form a majority’: Dutton
03 May 2025 - 07:36 AM
Dutton admits politics ‘comes at price’ personally
03 May 2025 - 07:19 AM
Everything you need to know about the democracy sausage
03 May 2025 - 07:11 AM
Dutton’s campaign completes 1.5 laps of Earth’s equator
03 May 2025 - 06:54 AM
Albo and Dutton break it down on social media
03 May 2025 - 06:28 AM
Dutton warns of disaster while making case to become PM
03 May 2025 - 06:14 AM
Voting booths open on Federal election day
03 May 2025 - 06:08 AM
Dutton’s election day morning in photos
03 May 2025 - 06:04 AM
Albanese’s election day morning in photos
03 May 2025 - 05:55 AM
Final poll points to historic election outcome
03 May 2025 - 05:40 AM
Dutton tells Melbourne he ‘can reduce crime’
03 May 2025 - 05:35 AM
Albanese reveals his secret election weapon
03 May 2025 - 05:30 AM
What nice thing Albanese has to say about Dutton
03 May 2025 - 05:27 AM
What nice thing Dutton has to say about Albanese.
03 May 2025 - 05:23 AM
Albanese says he has been ‘working very hard’ and wants to do ‘better’
03 May 2025 - 05:19 AM
Albanese says he has left ‘nothing on the field’
03 May 2025 - 05:09 AM
‘I want to win today’, says Dutton
03 May 2025 - 05:05 AM
Dutton ‘humble’ after ‘hectic’ campaign
03 May 2025 - 04:59 AM
‘You should never give up’, says Dutton on election day
03 May 2025 - 04:56 AM
Where is Anthony Albanese of election day?
03 May 2025 - 04:44 AM
How to win the Federal election
03 May 2025 - 04:41 AM
Where is Peter Dutton on election day?
03 May 2025 - 04:31 AM
The one Aussie state that could hold the keys to the entire election
03 May 2025 - 04:20 AM
Final poll shows Labor on track for Federal election win
Forrest’s independent cast her vote, says attacks on her have no truth
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.
Sage sausage advice from Madeleine King
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.
Roger Cook, Madeleine King enjoy a democracy sausage variant
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.
Madeleine King's royal entrance with the Premier
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.
Mia Davies aiming to beat the odds in Bullwinkel
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.”
Albany voters heading to the polls at Mt Lockyer Primary School
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 throws support behind Dutton as he heads home
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.”
Albo, Dutton wrap up campaigning in key state
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.
‘See you in caucus’: PM eyes Labor win in Liberal founder named seat
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.
Dutton shares very long handshake at Melbourne petrol station
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.
