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
Democracy sausages in short supply
It seems democracy sausages have been in short supply at a number of polling booths across the country, devastating voters.
There were none at Peter Dutton’s home electorate booth of Albany Creek and sausage sizzles were in short supply at at least one of the three booths visited by Anthony Albanese.
And, at Byford Secondary College this afternoon tragedy struck as a trickle of late voters made their way to the polling booths when the democracy sausage stall ran out of goods and were forced to shut up shop.
One punter arrived that little bit too late, his face falling as he realised he’d arrived at a barren, sausageless wasteland.
The moments that have shaped the election campaign
With a little over two hours to go until polls close on the east coast of Australia, it’s worth taking a look back at the moments that have shaped the 2025 election campaign.
The importance of certain markers has been obvious in the moment; the significance of others became clear in retrospect.
Tight contest: Curtin may come down to just a few hundred votes
Kate Chaney and her Liberal rival Tom White are predicting a tight contest in the fight for Curtin, saying the result may not be known tonight, expecting potentially just a few hundred votes separating the two.
Curtin, won by Teal MP Ms Chaney in 2022, is regarded as a barometer for how Peter Dutton and the Liberals perform today.
The Opposition Leader openly admitted throughout the campaign it was very unlikely he would emerge Prime Minister tonight if the conservatives could not win back the one-time conservative fortress.
Ultimate election guide: How it works, key seats to watch and what it all means
Federal elections come and go every three years, so if you need a refresher on how it all works — and the key 2025 seats to watch — we have you covered.
Oliver Lane has compiled this must read on how it works, the promises made and the seats to watch.
‘Albo, Albo’: Chants greet PM as he makes third polling booth stop
Anthony Albanese has made a third polling booth stop for the day, in the seat of Reid which neighbours his electorate.
He chatted with MP Sally Sitou as they walked into Five Dock Public School to chants of “Albo! Albo!”
Asked how he was feeling, he said it was now up to the people.
“We’ll wait and see what the outcome is,” he said.
“But we should be really proud that we live in a vibrant democracy where everyone gets their say and everyone gets one vote, one value.
“Around the world, democracy is something that shouldn’t be taken for granted. We should cherish it. We should nourish it.
“And for everyone handing out today and participating in the democratic process as well, no matter who they’re handing out for, that’s a good thing that they’re participating.”
The Prime Minister is calm about what might happen now, knowing he’s done all that he can and there is little more to do than wait for the verdict of voters.
He’ll spend the evening at Kirribilli with Jodie Haydon and his son Nathan and some staff, until the result has - he hopes - taken a clear direction.
Dutton banking on ‘quiet Australians’ as he casts ballot Dickson
Opposition leader Peter Dutton has cast his ballot at his home seat of Dickson at a polling station in Albany Creek.
Mr Dutton said he and volunteers had “positive” and “encouraging” feedback on booths in the lead up to Saturday.
“I think a lot of quiet Australians will turn out today to support the Coalition,” he told media after the vote.
“I look forward to the outcome.”
The Opposition Leader votes at the same Grayson Hall polling place every election.
Mr Dutton was accompanied by his wife Kirilly and three children at the booth.
MP gets a little extra luck after being pooped on by bird
Pollies need all the luck they can get today as Aussies head to the polls and Monique Ryan has been graced with a little extra this morning, after being pooped on by a bird.
The Independent MP for Kooyong, in the inner-east of Melbourne, Victoria, was all smiles as she was stopped by a reporter outside a polling booth, when the bird struck.
A video posted to X by the ABC shows the reporter begin to ask a question, when Ms Ryan’s face scrunches up in confusion as she looks to the trees above.
Read more here.
Anthony Albanese casts his vote in Federal election
Anthony Albanese has headed to Marrickville West Public School to vote, along with his partner Jodie Haydon and son Nathan.
The Prime Minister said he was feeling good.
He also got stopped for an impromptu interview by a New Zealand journalist who asked about Kiwis living in Australia being able to vote.
As he left, Greens volunteers started shouting about the Middle East, calling out, “How do you sleep at night?” and “Ceasefire in Gaza”.
How is voting go around Australia? Let’s take a look
Polls have been open along the East Coast now for almost six hours now, and almost four hours in the West.
Here are some pics from across the country.
Gaza conflict an issue among some voters in PM’s Grayndler seat
The posters outside the voting booth at Leichhardt Town Hall in Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s seat of Grayndler are a sea of Green and Red, with a smattering of blue.
Several voters exiting the polling station cite the climate crisis as their biggest worry.
“I feel like the climate crisis is just going to make the cost-of-living crisis worse,” said a young mother, who did not want to be named, while holding her toddler’s hand.
“I’m not sure any of them (parties) are going far enough,” she said.
A young woman who gave her name as Olivia said the environment was also her top issue, alongside queer and trans rights.
“Labor covers a lot of these things for me, but what they’re not covering right now is the war in Palestine,” she said, adding that a lot of her friends would be voting Greens because of their stance on the conflict in the Middle East.
Local woman Suvendi Pereira said she had given her first preference to the Greens because of their views on this issue.
“It’s an issue of humanity,” she said.
“I sent a questionnaire to all the parties about their position on Gaza and I voted accordingly.”
