4 h. ago The key Sydney seats: What happened, and who are the winners?

There are 11 seats in Sydney and NSW that are critical – or simply fascinating to observe – in this election. Here’s how Australians voted in each one.

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4 h. ago This has exposed the true depth of the Liberals’ crisis – and all but exiled them from the cities

The Liberal Party has been reduced to a right-wing populist party. Peter Dutton gave a gracious concession speech. But his Coalition did not suffer an honourable failure.

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5 h. ago ‘Finding new ways to fail’: Liberals set to lose seats to Labor in Melbourne

Labor had been expected to give up ground in Victoria at the federal election. Instead, it was poised to win Deakin, Aston and Menzies in a devastating result for the Liberals.

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5 h. ago Every seat that changed hands on election night – including Labor’s 14 gains

Here’s everything you need to know about the seats changing hands across the country.

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5 h. ago Labor heartland vibes: Pale ale flows freely, bundle of nerves evaporate

Few of Labor’s True Believers gathered at Anthony Albanese’s election night event could believe the scale of Labor’s gargantuan electoral triumph.

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5 h. ago Dutton lost his seat to Labor’s Ali France. Here’s what we know about her

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has regularly praised France as an “extraordinary Australian” and pointed to her backstory that includes overcoming unfathomable tragedy.

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5 h. ago Federal election results 2025 LIVE updates: PM delivers victory speech as Labor wins government; Dutton concedes, projected to lose his own seat

Follow along as Australia decides who will lead the country for the next three years.

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5 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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6 h. ago The sheer drama of this victory cannot hide the trouble for the future

The story of the 2025 campaign is simple - Labor prepared with care and fought with discipline while the Coalition planned complacently and fought atrociously.

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6 h. ago Federal election results 2025 LIVE updates: Albanese to deliver victory speech; Dutton concedes after being projected to lose his own seat; Coalition cannot form government

Follow along as Australia decides who will lead the country for the next three years.

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6 h. ago Dutton lost his seat. His colleagues were talking about his leadership before a vote was counted

Senior Coalition figures were scheduling talks with party powerbrokers for Sunday morning before results of a crushing loss to Labor were known.

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7 h. ago Victoria hot seats LIVE results: Kooyong, Bruce, Wills and Goldstein election night vote counts and updates for key electorates as polls close

Follow the all results from the crunch Victorian seats that could decide the election.

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7 h. ago Anthony Albanese has held onto his inner Sydney seat of Grayndler

Labor is projected to win the election and Anthony Albanese has held onto his inner Sydney seat of Grayndler.

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7 h. ago Albanese leads Labor to historic victory as Dutton on brink of losing seat

A powerful swing to Labor in more than a dozen seats put it in position to increase its majority in parliament.

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7 h. ago Federal election results 2025 LIVE updates: Dutton projected to lose his own seat; Coalition cannot form government; Albanese to remain PM

Follow along as Australia decides who will lead the country for the next three years.

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8 h. ago The colour of this campaign cannot hide the danger signs for the future

The story of the 2025 campaign is simple - Labor prepared with care and fought with discipline while the Coalition planned complacently and fought atrociously.

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8 h. ago Federal election results 2025 LIVE updates: Labor threatening key Coalition

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9 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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9 h. ago Federal election results 2025 LIVE updates: Polls close across Australia’s eastern states, SA and NT; Albanese, Dutton visit their electorates

Follow along as Australia decides who will lead the country for the next three years.

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9 h. ago Victoria hot seats LIVE results: Kooyong, Bruce, Wills and Goldstein election night vote counts and updates for key electorates as polls close across Melbourne

Follow the all results from the crunch Victorian seats that could decide the election.

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