9 h. ago Interactive: See how your polling booth voted in this election

How did your booth vote in this election? Explore our interactive to see how the votes were cast.

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11 h. ago AFL LIVE: The poll that really matters on election day; Cats leap out of the blocks early at the MCG

After Bevo’s Bulldogs obliterated Port in Ballarat, the Blues are going head-to-head with the Crows on ‘Super Saturday’. Tonight it’s the Pies and the Cats from the MCG

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12 h. ago Relative calm as thousands turn out to vote in Sydney’s marginal seats

After record numbers of Australians voted pre-poll, on election day voting in some of Sydney’s most highly contested areas passed largely without incident.

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14 h. ago Albanese and Dutton leave it all on the field in final flurry of campaign

Anthony Albanese started the final day of the 2025 election campaign at the MCG. He’s hoping the sporting analogy serves him well.

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17 h. ago ‘Election day fail’: Long queues at polling booths in inner Melbourne

Some voters said they faced a wait of up to two hours to cast their ballot, prompting Melbourne’s Lord Mayor to lash the Australian Electoral Commission for failing democracy following similar problems in 2022 and 2023.

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17 h. ago Anthony Albanese casts his vote for the 2025 Federal Election

Labor Party leader Anthony Albanese casts his vote for 2025 Federal Election Day.

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18 h. ago Sydney renters nab ‘baby penthouse in the sky’ for $1.71 million

First home buyers from Elizabeth Bay were determined to secure a penthouse apartment on election day, paying $1.71 million at auction.

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18 h. ago Long queues at polling booths in Melbourne’s CBD and inner suburbs

Some voters have been told they face a wait of up to two hours to cast their vote in the federal election.

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18 h. ago Victoria hot seats LIVE results: Voting underway at polling booths across Melbourne as close race beckons in Kooyong, Bruce, Wills and Goldstein

Follow our rolling in-depth coverage of Victoria’s crunch seats that could decide the election.

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18 h. ago Victoria hot seats LIVE updates: Voting under way at polling booths across Melbourne as close election race beckons in Kooyong, Bruce, Wills and Goldstein

Follow our rolling in-depth coverage of Victoria’s crunch seats that could decide the election.

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18 h. ago Victoria hot seats LIVE updates: Voting under way across Melbourne as close election race beckons in Kooyong, Bruce, Wills and Goldstein; results due after polling booths close at 6pm

Follow our rolling in-depth coverage of Victoria’s crunch seats that could decide the election.

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18 h. ago Victoria hot seats LIVE updates: Voting continues across Melbourne as close election race beckons in Kooyong, Bruce, Wills and Goldstein; results due after polling booths close at 6pm

Follow our rolling in-depth coverage of Victoria’s crunch seats that could decide the election.

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27 h. ago All the major polls are in – and they’re all giving Labor the edge

The major polls also highlight the weakness in primary vote support for the major parties, raising the prospect of surprise victories for independents.

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27 h. ago All the major polls are in – and they’re giving Labor the edge

The major polls also highlight the weakness in primary vote support for the major parties, raising the prospect of surprise victories for independents.

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35 h. ago ‘All polling booths will get a visit’: NSW Police push for calm on election day

The electoral commission says Bennelong and Wentworth have been singled out for bad behaviour on polling booths.

Events

36 h. ago Federal election 2025 as it happened: Albanese vows to invest in future; Dutton pledges to cut inflation, interest rates

Read all the news from the final day of campaigning before polls open on Saturday.

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36 h. ago Clash between two election candidates heard in exclusive audio

A clash between two election candidates at a polling booth in Adelaide can be heard in exclusive audio.

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41 h. ago Zahid Safi getting grilled by a voter about his Masters degree

At a polling booth in the electorate of Bruce, a voter grills Liberal candidate Zahid Safi about the validity of his claim to have a Masters degree.

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47 h. ago Federal election 2025 LIVE updates: ‘Country needs continuity’, PM says; Dutton predicts 2019

Follow live as we bring you all the news from the campaign trail.

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50 h. ago Labor and Coalition make final pitch to voters ahead of election

Just one day out from the election, Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton are full steam ahead on campaigning.

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