69 m. 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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1 hour 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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2 h. ago Federal election results 2025 LIVE updates: Labor threatening key Coalition

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2 h. ago Dutton hopes the ‘quiet Australians’ still support him in Dickson

Peter Dutton returned home to his electorate to find Queensland voters enjoying their third long weekend of the campaign – and his rivals buoyed by his absence.

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2 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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2 h. ago Albanese or Dutton: Who will become Australia’s prime minister?

The moment of truth has come for Australia. Will Anthony Albanese become the first prime minister to win consecutive elections since John Howard in 2004, or will Peter Dutton take the victory?

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2 h. ago ‘Bring it on’ : Tense exchange between Watt and Henderson on Sky News

On Sky News’ election coverage, shadow education minister Sarah Henderson accused workplace relations minister Murray Watt of spreading lies in a tense exchange.

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3 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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3 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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3 h. ago Brisbane in focus: The state of play across the city’s key electorates

Labor, the Coalition and the Greens are all hoping they can hold on to key electorates in the Greater Brisbane area, and even pick up others. Here is the state of play in some of the most tightly contested seats.

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4 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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4 h. ago Federal election results 2025 LIVE updates: Polls close across Australia’s eastern states; Albanese, Dutton visit their electorates

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

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4 h. ago Victoria hot seats LIVE updates: Four Kooyong voters, four very different vibes: Voting continues across Melbourne as close election race plays out 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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4 h. ago About 30 seats are key to winning this election. Tonight, these three are pivotal

After five weeks of campaign games, voters will finally choose the next prime minister – and it all hinges on about 30 seats.

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6 h. ago Federal election 2025 LIVE updates: Voting continues at polls across Australia, results due at 6pm; Albanese, Dutton visit their electorates

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

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7 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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8 h. ago Federal election 2025 LIVE updates: Voting continues at polls across Australia as Albanese visits Grayndler; Dutton predicts close race

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

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8 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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8 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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8 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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