2 h. ago Prime Minister Anthony Albanese addresses media in Canberra after election win

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Labor's campaign "resonated with people" after his historic win at the 2025 federal election.

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2 h. ago Unions celebrate Albanese victory, vow to continue fight in Brisbane Labour Day march

Trade unionists, buoyed by the events of Saturday night, took to the streets of Brisbane in their thousands on Monday to celebrate Labour Day, less than 48 hours after the Albanese government’s stunning election win.

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3 h. ago Trump calls Albanese after saying he had ‘no idea’ who PM’s opponent was in election

The phone call paves the way for a future in-person meeting between the two leaders, possibly at next month’s G7 meeting in Canada.

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4 h. ago Victoria hot seats LIVE results: AEC federal election vote count updates for Calwell, Goldstein, Wills, Kooyong, Bendigo and key Melbourne electorates as tight races continue

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

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5 h. ago Victoria hot seats LIVE results: AEC vote count updates for Goldstein, Kooyong, Wills and all key Melbourne electorates after Labor secures huge federal election victory

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

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5 h. ago The key Sydney seats: the winners and the one fight everyone is watching

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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6 h. ago Victoria hot seats LIVE results: Kooyong back in play as Monique Ryan admits she could lose seat; Tight races in Wills and Goldstein, Labor holds Bruce

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

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6 h. ago Trump praises Albanese, has ‘no idea’ who his opponent was in Australian election

The US president ducked a question on whether he was partly responsible for the Coalition’s electoral rout in Australia on Saturday night.

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10 h. ago Federal election results 2025 LIVE updates: Albanese gets back to business; Liberals search for new leader

Follow live as we bring you all the vote counting updates and developments around the nation as the PM takes first steps in his second term.

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12 h. ago This thumping election result shows how Australians do not like division

Anthony Albanese’s landslide victory and the self-destruction of the Liberal Party is a political watershed.

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12 h. ago On election night, we finally saw Dutton’s armour crack. It was too little, too late

Despite describing himself as pragmatic, the former opposition leader allowed himself to return too often to an ideological bunker.

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21 h. ago South Australia at epicentre of Liberal party's election disaster

Labor conquered Adelaide by claiming every single metropolitan seat including one it hadn't held for more than half a century.

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22 h. ago World leaders congratulate Albanese following landslide election victory

The White House has described Australia as a valued friend of the US as world leaders congratulate re-elected Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

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23 h. ago Months before election day, the Coalition was soaring. In truth, a catastrophe was already unfolding

Peter Dutton was full of bravado at the final question time before the election. But hiding in plain sight was a campaign about to go off the rails.

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23 h. ago Federal election results 2025 as it happened: Albanese says he feels for Dutton as Ali France hails win ‘that took my breath away’

Follow our live coverage of the aftermath of Labor’s landslide victory at the federal election.

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23 h. ago ‘Unwatchable drivel’: ABC panellist blasts Aunty’s ‘shallow’ election coverage

It’s not customary to insult the hospitality of one’s host but, hey, this is politics. Meanwhile, Premier Jacinta Allan made a surprise election night appearance.

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24 h. ago Andrew Hastie is ‘leadership material’ but there’s still votes to be counted: Cash

As the dust settles on the Coalition’s extraordinary election defeat, the party will need to elect a new leader following its former leader Peter Dutton’s defeat in his own seat of Dickson.

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24 h. ago On Saturday night, the Liberal Party looked like a train wreck

The Liberal Party knows how to win elections. It just needs to do the work.

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24 h. ago ‘Unwatchable drivel’: ABC election panellist slams coverage he was a part of

Former political strategist Tony Barry, who graced the ABC’s election panel on Saturday night, described the coverage as “shallow” and “beyond woeful”.

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27 h. ago Did Bont take the bait? Smith trades barbs with former skipper after Ballarat dig

On an election night of drama, the Magpies and Cats featured in an epic contest at the MCG, with Bailey Smith even having a crack at his former club – the Western Bulldogs – after the final siren.

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