24 h. ago The Dutton delusion: Many election myths were believed, then busted

The Voice defeat made Peter Dutton, his supporters and elements of the media start to believe, but blind faith can often lead you astray.

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60 h. ago Ley releases video pitch for Lib leadership as senator backs rival

The embattled party will meet on Tuesday to decide on the successor to Peter Dutton after the former opposition leader’s dramatic election loss.

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6 d. ago The TikTok generation swiped left on Peter Dutton this election

Younger voters dominated the electoral roll, but the Liberals couldn’t find them.

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7 d. ago Liberals take note: Nuclear failure has crowned clean energy

Peter Dutton’s power station policy was so comprehensively rejected by voters that it is off the table permanently.

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7 d. ago The Liberal Party is still beholden to a small cohort of angry men. Women have had enough

I tried many times to meet Peter Dutton about the party’s women problem. It’s clear this wasn’t a priority for him.

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8 d. ago The truth in the booths: The results that reveal the swings behind Labor’s big win

In almost every demographic and ethnic group, Peter Dutton lost voters. He had lost his own seat before polling even started on Saturday.

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8 d. ago No love for nuclear or Dutton as Liberals’ last suburban seats go red

The Liberal Party’s eastern suburban heartland is gone in Melbourne, after voters rejected former leader Peter Dutton and unpopular policies such as nuclear power.

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8 d. 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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8 d. 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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8 d. ago ‘Unity came at an incredible cost’: Inside Labor’s ‘landslide’ and disaster for Dutton

Peter Dutton kept the party together after the last election through a deliberately conservative approach. And, as chief political correspondent David Crowe says, it cost them.

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9 d. 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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9 d. ago ‘We have been defined by our opponents’: Dutton humbled in defeat

In his concession speech, Peter Dutton declared his time as defence minister “the highlight of my career”. But he was unable to defend even his own seat.

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9 d. ago ‘Very sad’: Dutton loses seat of Dickson in heavy Coalition defeat

Peter Dutton has lost his seat, becoming the first federal opposition leader to suffer such a loss and leaving a gaping hole for the Coalition.

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9 d. ago Dutton left his seat to campaign for the country, only to lose both

Peter Dutton was criticised for his absence from Dickson, during Cyclone Alfred and most of the campaign. He returned during an ominous Labour Day long weekend.

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9 d. 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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9 d. 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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9 d. ago Anthony Albanese insists Labor can hold onto power as polls close in eastern states

The prime minister signalled his confidence of seizing key seats from the Liberals as Peter Dutton said “quiet Australians” would lift the Coalition into contention.

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9 d. ago Anthony Albanese insists Labor can hold on to power as polls close in eastern states

The prime minister signalled his confidence of seizing key seats from the Liberals as Peter Dutton said “quiet Australians” would lift the Coalition into contention.

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1 week ago Everything you need to know about Dickson, the key seat the Coalition has been defending for 25 years

Peter Dutton has held the north Brisbane electorate since 2001, but its marginal status means he’s had to fight hard for it every three years. Is this the year he’s usurped?

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1 week 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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