Federal Election 2025

After its worst defeat in history, the federal coalition is getting ready to conduct a post-mortem, with economic policy likely to be at the centre.

Australia’s major parties went all-in on TV, streaming, and digital ads in a fierce battle for voters, using US-style tactics, geo-targeted messaging, and revamped media strategies. But one big spender walked away empty-handed.

He remained in hibernation on Sunday after becoming the first Opposition Leader in Australian history to lose his seat at an election.

Western Australia’s newest seat is also the State’s closest, with only 87 votes separating Labor candidate Trish Cook and Liberal rival Matt Moran in Bullwinkel and less than 4000 postal votes left to count.

The Greens are set to define Anthony Albanese’s second term, with the minor party firming as the key crossbench party in the Senate for the Government, despite going backwards in the Lower House. 

A key supporter of the Voice to Parliament has hailed Labor’s barnstorming Federal Election victory as an endorsement of welcome to country ceremonies and a rejection of ‘ignorance’ and ‘xenophobia’.

The leader of the Trumpet of Patriots party has shut down her social media accounts following its poor election performance.

Labor MP Josh Wilson says Fremantle voters have not followed how to votes, as he faces a challenge from Climate 200-backed independent Kate Hulett in the port city seat. 

The only Liberal wins were in Barker and Grey in the east and north of the state.

The Liberal candidate for Curtin, Tom White, has this morning conceded victory to sitting teal independent Kate Chaney.

Ousted Liberal MP Keith Wolahan has warned the party needs to win back its capital city base, after its worst performance in 80 years.

A surge in support for independents over the two major parties continues with a large cross bench set to return to parliament as voters abandoned the Liberals.

‘Thank you, Dickson voters, thank you, I will do you proud.’

World leaders including Marco Rubio, Volodymyr Zelensky and Keir Starmer have sent PM Anthony Albanese messages of congratulations after Labor's re-election.

Angus Taylor and Andrew Hastie are early front-runners for the Liberal leadership after the party was decimated in Saturday night's Federal election.