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

Peter Dutton has hit his 17th service station of the election campaign in outer Melbourne on polling day - pumping up his chances on the last day to appeal to voters.

The Opposition Leader has arrived in the safe Labor seat of Gorton at a Liberty station in the western suburb of Sydenham to spruik his fuel excise policy.

He appeared with campaign spokesman and frontbencher James Paterson while his local candidate John Fletcher was on polling booths trying to rally up votes.

Despite being a safe Labour-held electorate, Mr Paterson told journalists: “Good to be in a marginal seat”.

Mr Dutton appeared in a good mood at the station, buying cameramen who had shadowed his entire campaign chocolates and asking one where his staple hat was.

“Best hat on tour,” the leader joked.

Australians are now voting across all of Australia, with Western Australia booths having just opened.

Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton have been out and about making their final plea to voters, both expecting victory when the votes are counted tonight.

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Opposition Leader Peter Dutton said he did not believe the polls that suggest he will lose, however, he called on older Australians to call ‘kids and grandkids’ to explain why this election is “so important”.

“I don’t accept where they’re (polls) at,” Mr Dutton said.

“We have to make sure that we are saved from a Labor-Greens Government.

“There is no way in the world that Labor can form a majority government.

“They’re trying to fool people in that regard.”

Mr Dutton said if parents or grandparents hadn’t called their younger family members yet, now was the time to pick up the phone.

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has admitted being a leader comes at a “price”.

2GB’s Luke Grant asked the Opposition Leader if, after alleged threats against his home and family, his dad’s health scare and the “lies” Labor have thrown his way, he ever wanted to drop out.

“I am very privileged to be in the job that I am in,” Mr Dutton said.

“It comes at a price.

“I want to do everything we can to make sure we are a safe society and that we can do the best for Australian citizens.”

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Media shadowing Opposition Leader Peter Dutton have criss-crossed the country during the 2025 Federal Election campaign.

While travelling to all jurisdictions except Canberra across 36 days, they have been on 39 flights across more than 63,000 kilometres.

That’s about equal to 1.5 laps around Earth’s equator.

The Liberal leader has campaigned in Melbourne this morning and is expected to have his election night event in Brisbane tonight.

It comes after a busy week for the leader, who has campaigned in 21 seats since Sunday.

After a 19-hour day yesterday across Adelaide, Perth and Victoria, travelling media have had an early start to follow his campaign with just hours to go until polling closes.

Taking to social media, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton have made their case for why you should vote for them.

Peter Dutton has had a brief chat with reporters trailing his campaign after cafe catch-ups with his Melbourne Liberal candidates, Benson Saulo in Macnamara and Tim Wilson in Goldstein.

Asked if he was “ready to run the country?”, Mr Dutton said “We’re ready to go!”

“This is an opportunity to get our country back on track.”

Mr Dutton went on to explain why he should become Australia’s 32nd Prime Minister.

“Firstly, because of our positive plan and our desire to get Australia back on track,” Mr Dutton said.

“And Australia just can’t afford three more years of this bad government. A Labor-Greens Government would be a disaster.”

Polling stations have now opened along the East Coast for Federal election day.

Residents in Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania and the ACT can now commence voting, with South Australia and the Northern Territory opening next.

Polling stations close at 6PM in each State and Territory.