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Labor’s win at the 2025 federal election was its biggest since 1943, with its largest swings in the cities
Labor won 94 of the 150 House of Representatives seats (up 17 from 77 of 151 in 2022), the Coalition 43 (down 15) and all ...
In Bradfield, the election is not yet over. What happens when a seat count is ultra close?
The 2025 election has produced some extremely close seat results. Here’s what happens when there’s just a handful of votes in ...
The state of play as Tasmanian election 'no-one seems to want' is called
This snap election may well end 11 years of Liberal government in Tasmania. But in a state with a history of long-running ...
John Tucker, Andrew Jenner to seek preselection to run as National Party candidates in the Tasmanian state election
Former Liberal John Tucker, who failed to get re-elected at the last state election as an independent, and Andrew Jenner, ...
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Mark Chou on Australia’s Post-Election Political Outlook
The Australian election result “masks a more sobering political reality: that Albanese and Labor were increasingly unpopular not all that long ago.” ...
Editorial: Cook and Saffioti ‘under pressure’ as they prepare to deliver Labor’s first post-election Budget
There’s no way of knowing what might be running through the minds of Premier Roger Cook and Treasurer Rita Saffioti as they ...
Australia's new youngest senator elected at 21 with unexpected win
A woman who turned 21 on the day of Australia’s federal election in May has been declared the nation’s youngest ever senator ...
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Why the Liberals may hold - or even gain ground in Tasmania at the election
While recent months have exposed serious missteps by the minority Liberal government - the Spirits of Tasmania farce to ...
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What does a parity parliament in Australia mean for the Pacific?
THE May 2025 federal election has resulted in a parity parliament in Australia. For the first time since Federation, both ...
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Australia's opposition coalition splits after election loss
SYDNEY, May 20 (Reuters) - Australia's National Party has split from its conservative coalition partner of over 60 years, the Liberal Party, citing policy differences over renewable energy and ...