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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.

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Morning Mail: teals under pressure, the mastermind behind Labor’s win, Carney meets Trump

Monique Ryan could share fate of Zoe Daniel in losing her seat to Liberal fightback; Trump and Carney agree to disagree in White House meeting

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Liberal Tim Wilson projected to win Goldstein back from teal Zoe Daniel in nail-biting count

Daniel’s likely loss in Goldstein would mark the first reversal of teal independent gains of 2022 federal election

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Teal seats on knife edge as Liberals pick up pieces

Kooyong is back hanging in the balance, with teal Monique Ryan acknowledging she could lose the high-profile seat to Liberal challenger Amelia Hamer.

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Support surge for teals despite vilification campaign

A large cross bench is set to return to parliament after voters abandoned the Liberals, with a surge of support for independents over the two major parties.

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Greens on track to lose several MPs as independents hold off challenges and gain votes in federal election

Greens suffer setbacks as teal independents Allegra Spender, Zoe Daniel, Monique Ryan and Zali Steggall see off intense campaigns from Liberals, while Nicolette Boele leads in Bradfield

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State pulls rug out from Liberals as Labor gain swing

The coalition could be left with as few as seven seats in the nation's second-largest state after voters swung further behind Labor.

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Come as you are: voters make their mark on election day

Voters have cast their ballots across the nation, some wearing snarky T-shirts and budgie smugglers while others held unflattering signs mocking candidates.

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Independents may build on Australia’s history of hung parliaments, if they can survive the campaign blues

Major parties used to easily dismiss the rare politician who stood alone in parliament. These MPs could be written off as isolated idealists, and the press could condescend to them as noble, naïve and unlikely to succeed.

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Third-party groups targeting teals in key seats swarm pre-poll areas in NSW and Victoria

Third-party group Better Australia has posters and representatives wearing yellow ‘community adviser vests’ at multiple locations in Sydney.

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Independents warn tide still going out on major parties

Support for independents still remains high after a record crossbench made it into parliament in 2022 but a number face serious challenges to retain seats.

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Zoe Daniel says team had nothing to do with Climate 200-backed robocall criticised by Coalition

Liberal senator says voters in teal seats receiving aggressive ‘push polling’ calls, but company behind poll says it complied with guidelines

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Teal MP Zoe Daniel vows to break 'partisan gridlock'

Teal MP Zoe Daniel, who won a blue-ribbon inner Melbourne seat, is touting her independent credentials in a tight electoral race between the major parties.

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Labor gains 52–48 lead in Newspoll and Redbridge as poll trend to Labor continues

A national Newspoll, conducted March 31 to April 4 from a sample of 1,250, gave Labor a 52–48 lead, a one-point gain for Labor since the March 27–29 post-budget Newspoll. This is Labor’s biggest lead in Newspoll since May 2024. This poll was mostly taken before Donald Trump’s tariff announcement…

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Tim Wilson questioned over whether ‘tradie’ in Victorian ad is Liberal campaigner

Social media ads show former MP talking to a man in hi-vis who online viewers say closely resembles member of Liberal Goldstein campaign

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Independents and minor parties may decide who runs Australia. Who and what will win their support?

The polls suggest no party is likely to have a majority after the federal election on 3 May. We asked the current crossbenchers what their priorities would be in that event

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Labor gains lead in post-budget Newspoll; would be one seat short of majority in YouGov MRP poll

Labor’s regaining of polling momentum has continued into the first week of the formal election campaign. A national Newspoll, conducted March 27–29 from a sample of 1,249, gave Labor a 51–49 lead, a two-point gain for Labor since the previous Newspoll, three weeks ago. This is Labor’s first Newspoll lead…

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Battleground: the seats where the 2025 Australian federal election will be won and lost

The Coalition has its eyes on outer suburban and regional seats, particularly in NSW and Victoria, but Labor hopes to pick off a few gains around the country

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Dutton names crossbenchers who could help him clinch minority government as poll puts Coalition ahead of Labor

Opposition leader says he will talk to three MPs as YouGov poll predicts Coalition winning 73 seats to Labor’s 66 at upcoming federal election

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Government-Coalition deal secures sweeping new regime for political donations and spending

The Albanese government has secured bipartisan support for a major new regime covering political donations and spending, after making significant concessions.

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Climate simmers in background of hip pocket election

Campaigning on climate action is unlikely to dominate the 2025 federal election but may prove a winning formula in regions vulnerable to extreme weather.

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Independent undecided on hung parliament call

A key independent MP is yet to decide which party to support if the looming federal election results in a hung parliament.

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Teals bet on hung parliament to force gambling ad ban

Independent crossbenchers will leverage their votes in a minority government to force action on banning betting advertising after Labor failed to act.

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'Gone too soon': grieving community mourns two teens

Tributes are flowing as a community mourns two Melbourne teenagers who died from suspected methanol poisoning while on holiday in Laos.

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Educating young people about social media would be far more effective than a ban - Finland can show us how

The federal government’s proposed social media ban for under-16s has sparked widespread debate, affecting millions of young Australians, their families and educators. But will it actually work?

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