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Australia is set to be a renewables nation. After Labor’s win, there’s no turning back

An emphatic election victory for the incumbent Labor government means Australia’s rapid shift to renewable energy will continue. As Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen said on Saturday:

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While the Liberals haemorrhaged, the Nationals held their own. Is it time to break up the Coalition?

Among the notable features of this year’s election campaign was that Australia’s second-oldest political party was apparently missing in action. At the same time, it managed to avoid the rout inflicted on its coalition partner.

The Conversation

The Peter principle: how Dutton’s election campaign in Dickson went horribly wrong

Labor considered the Brisbane seat ‘enemy territory’ at the start of the campaign. By the end, Ali France was the first person ever to unseat an opposition leader at a federal election

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Greens leader Adam Bandt and Teal Zoe Daniel likely to lose their seats

With 80% of enrolled voters counted, the ABC is giving Labor 87 of the 150 House of Representatives seats, the Coalition 40, the Greens zero and all Others ten, with 13 seats remaining undecided.

The Conversation

Paul Erickson: unmasking the mastermind behind Labor’s winning election strategy

Sources say it was the young political strategist’s experience fighting the Greens, almost 15 years ago, that caught Anthony Albanese’s attention

The Guardian - AU

After Canada and Australia, could Donald Trump really be the saviour of centre-left politics?

The picture is complex, experts say, despite two resounding wins for liberal parties in national elections, after polls had put them on track for defeat

The Guardian - AU

Who will be the next leader of the Liberal party? These are the MPs in the race

Sussan Ley, Angus Taylor and Dan Tehan are the top contenders to replace Peter Dutton after federal election drubbing

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Analysts split on Bandt’s hopes of holding seat – as it happened

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The Gears of War remaster that's been rumored for years is coming to Steam in August

Gears of War: Reloaded will be "the most complete version" of the original Gears of War ever.

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‘Far worse than Morrison’: where did the Coalition lose the election?

while middle-aged Australians targeted with a fuel cut and tax offset also abandoned the opposition

The Guardian - AU

Australia has backed a rapid shift to renewable energy – and given Labor a chance on climate. How will it act?

After a landslide election win, there will never be a better chance to shake off old policy impasses and deliver a more ambitious plan for the environment

The Guardian - AU

Late counting continues in several seats, with Goldstein and Melbourne among those too close to call

With 78% of enrolled voters counted, the ABC is calling 85 of the 150 House of Representatives seats for Labor, 39 for the Coalition, zero for the Greens and 10 for all Others, with 16 still undecided. The Poll Bludger has Labor ahead in 94 seats, the Coalition in 41,…

The Conversation

Monday briefing: How Australia became the second nation in a week to reject the Trumpist right

In today’s newsletter: The Australian election saw a remarkable comeback for Anthony Albanese’s Labor party – and a crushing defeat for Peter Dutton and the Liberal-led Coalition

The Guardian - UK

5 huge climate opportunities await the next parliament – and it has the numbers to deliver

Australians have returned an expanded Labor Party to government alongside a suite of climate-progressive independents. Meanwhile, the Coalition – which promoted nuclear energy and a slower renewables transition – suffered a historic defeat.

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Pie in the sky? After the Coalition’s stinging loss, nuclear should be dead. Here’s why it might live on

When the Coalition launched its nuclear plan last year, Labor was on the nose and early polls showed some support for the policy. But then the wheels fell off.

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Blaming Donald Trump for conservative losses in both Canada and Australia is being too kind to Peter Dutton

Australia’s federal election, held less than a week after Canada’s, has produced a shockingly similar outcome. Commentators all over the world have pointed out the parallels.

The Conversation

In its soul-searching, the Coalition should examine its relationship with the media

Among the many lessons to be learnt by the Liberal-National Coalition parties from the election is that they should stop getting into bed with News Corporation Australia.

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Second-term Albanese will face policy pressure, devastated Liberals have only bad options

On February 1, on The Conversation’s podcast, Anthony Albanese not only declared that Labor would retain majority government, but held out the prospect it could win the Victorian Liberal seats of Menzies and Deakin.

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Election flops – a night to forget for minor parties on the left and the right

Minor parties were all the rage at the last election when, along with independent candidates, they secured almost a third of votes.

The Guardian - AU

Australian federal election in four charts: Labor’s lower-house lead and the Senate state of play

Albanese’s party is on track for at least 85 seats and the final tally could well be more. Plus: the major party vote continues to shrink

The Conversation

Independents will not help form government – but they will be vital in holding it to account

When the newspapers delivered their standard election-eve editorials, there were few surprises. Former Fairfax papers and smaller outlets offered qualified support for Labor, while the News Corp papers unashamedly championed the Coalition. In Adelaide, The Advertiser ran a curious line recommending a majority government of whatever persuasion, “lest our futures…

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With Dutton Out, Who Is Next In Line For Liberal Leadership? We Investigate

Petition for a Coalition conclave?

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State of the states: 6 experts on how the election unfolded across the country

While counting continues nationally, the federal election result is definitive: a pro-Labor landslide and an opposition leader voted out.

The Guardian - AU

Liberal vote decimated in major cities – with Coalition now dominated by regional MPs and Nationals

Party wiped off the map in Adelaide and Tasmania and fails to win back any seats from teal independents

The Conversation

Labor makes Senate gains, and left-wing parties will hold a Senate majority

On Saturday, Labor won a thumping victory in the House of Representatives, and this has carried over to the Senate results.

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