94
76 to win
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Coalition 43
43

90.7%

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Federal Election 2025

Deputy Leader of the Opposition Sussan Ley watches then-Opposition Leader Peter Dutton in Parliament House.

Claims Dutton ‘froze out’ Liberal deputy on campaign moves

Liberal Party acting leader Sussan Ley was excluded from important campaign decisions by former leader Peter Dutton during and before the election, according to her supporters.

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Adam Bandt has conceded defeat in his former seat of Melbourne.

Adam Bandt reveals the three reasons why he thinks he lost

The Greens are leaderless after Adam Bandt conceded the seat of Melbourne, with the former minority party leader revealing the three reasons he thinks he’s out of a job.

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One of the Coalition’s most vocal Senators, Jacinta Nampijinpa Price, has dropped a bombshell on the party days after it lost the election by a landslide.

Jacinta Price drops post election bombshell on nation

One of the Coalition’s most vocal Senators, Jacinta Nampijinpa Price, has dropped a bombshell on the party days after it lost the election by a landslide.

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MARK RILEY: Unless it embraces moderates to be a ‘broad church’ once more, the Liberal Party is welcoming its own destruction.

The Liberal Party is facing armageddon

MARK RILEY: In the post-apocalyptic gloom of Sunday morning, a bunch of current and former Liberal advisers shared their views over WhatsApp on the enormity of what had just happened.

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The Liberals need to think outside the box when electing their next leader. And who better than Tim Wilson, the Teal-slaying comeback kid, asks Latika M Bourke.

Why Teal-slayer Tim Wilson should be next Liberal leader

LATIKA M BOURKE: The Liberals need to think outside the box when electing their next leader. And who better than Tim Wilson, the Teal-slaying comeback kid?

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Adam Bandt has become the latest casualty of a shocking election result for the Greens.

Adam Bandt loses seat but refuses to concede

Adam Bandt’s pre-election cockiness had come back to haunt him after he spectacularly lost his seat of Melbourne. 

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese takes dog Toto for a walk in Canberra.

PM soaks up Canberra sun with Toto after huge election win

Anthony Albanese has spent his Wednesday enjoying the sunshine while his former political adversary came to the nation’s capital to pack his bags following a crushing defeat.

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Labor's Josh Wilson and independent Kate Hulett.

Labor to retain seat of Freo after challenge from Hulett

Labor’s Josh Wilson will hold on to his seat of Fremantle after stiff competition from independent Kate Hulett in the second time she has come close to unseating a Labor frontbencher.

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The Greens face some soul-searching after the loss of leader Adam Bandt. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

Mired in group-think, Greens must drop ‘moralistic tone’: Co-founder

The Greens need to confront a lack of free speech within the party, its co-founder says, following a poor performance at the Federal Election.

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Peter Dutton arrives in Canberra.

Humbled Dutton pledges to show grace under fire

The ousted Opposition leader returned to Canberra on Wednesday to pack up his office and thank staff, after he became the chief Liberal casualty in Saturday’s election bloodbath.

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Anthony Albanese could be facing pressure for more female MPs to be elevated to the front bench during Labor’s caucus meeting on Friday.

Factional focus for new MPs ahead of first Labor Caucus

Newly elected Labor MPs will descend on Canberra on Thursday for factional negotiations ahead of a major caucus meeting on Friday to determine the future make-up of the Cabinet and top government roles. 

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Acting Liberal leader Sussan Ley has offered frontbench positions to MPs in return for their support in the party’s leadership contest to replace Peter Dutton.

Sussan Ley offering jobs for votes in Lib leadership contest

The party’s acting leader lags Angus Taylor in the leadership contest but may be gaining ground by offering supporters promotions.

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Peter Dutton arrives in Canberra to pack up his office after losing his seat in the election bloodbath.

Dutton quizzed over next leader but wants ‘graceful exit’

Returning to Canberra to pack up his office after losing his seat in the Federal election bloodbath, Peter Dutton has been questioned over who he thinks should be the next leader of the Liberal Party.

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Labor candidates after Labor win in the federal election at Heathcote Reserve in Applecross, Perth.

WA rolls out red carpet as Labor flattens Liberal power base

A wave of red has washed over WA, with Labor flattening the once influential Liberal power base.

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