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Dutton and the Coalition did not do the work, and misread the Australian mood

The former federal director of the Liberal Party, Brian Loughnane, used to tell media companies that their practice of commissioning expensive opinion polls right through a parliamentary term was a waste of money.

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Labor wins with a superior campaign and weak opposition – now it’s time to make the second term really matter

Superior campaigning by the Labor machine, a lift in the personal performance of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, and a woeful campaign by Opposition Leader Peter Dutton have seen Labor re-elected for a second term.

The Conversation

Albanese’s government might not thrill, but it has shown unity and competence – and that’s no mean feat

The Coalition’s election campaign of 2025 has a strong claim to be considered among the worst since federation. I know of none more shambolic. Barely a day passed without some new misstep or about-face, some embarrassing revelation about a candidate, some new policy condemned by experts as half-baked, uncosted or…

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Australian conservative opposition leader loses seat in ‘Trump factor’ backlash

It comes days after Canada’s centrist Liberal Party stormed to victory in what will be seen as part of an international voter backlash against the Trump administration

The Independent UK

Labor on track for huge majority after landslide win – as it happened

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Election Day 2025 Live: Results, Turnout And All the Big Moments As Australia Votes

Australia’s heading to the polls! Follow our live blog for real-time results, key moments, and all the bonkers moments from election day.

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Where and how to watch and follow live Australian election coverage tonight

From election needles to satirical commentators and Antony Green’s ABC swansong, here’s your guide on how to watch the results roll in

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The polls point to a Labor win, but its primary vote is barely moving – can both things be true?

Labor’s confidence going into Saturday’s election is tempered by gnawing anxiety about the underlying polling data

The Guardian - AU

The great Australian election campaign quiz – week five

We made it! YOU made it. But did you follow the hate media closely enough all the way to the end?

The Guardian - AU

Final polls give Labor a clear lead before the election

With those who haven’t already cast a pre-poll vote ready to hit the polling places tomorrow, a final batch of polls give Labor a firm lead.

The Conversation

Australia election 2025: Results, what polls say and what’s at stake?

Here are the issues dominating the federal elections and which party is leading in the polls.

Al Jazeera

Afternoon Update Election 2025: PM back on Dutton’s turf; Assange enters the fray; and a voting view to die for

Anthony Albanese begins day in Dickson, where Labor is hoping to unseat the opposition leader

The Guardian - AU

Culture wars and costings: election special podcast with Michelle Grattan and Amanda Dunn

As we roll into the dying hours of the election campaign, the polls are suggesting a Labor win, although it is not yet clear if it will be in minority or majority. Chief Political Correspondent Michelle Grattan and Politics Editor Amanda Dunn discuss why the Coalition has focussed on culture…

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A climate election? The Coalition wants to take Australia backwards, while Labor is standing still

Depending on where things end up after Saturday, the biggest climate push may come from the crossbench

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As Australia heads to the polls, big parties brace for rise of independents

The soft, undecided and swinging voters are at an all-time high in Australia, while support for the centre-left Labor and conservative-leaning Coalition is low

The Guardian - AU

Coalition condemned over promised cuts to foreign aid if they win election

Jane Hume’s announcement of $813m cut to foreign aid criticised by several Liberal party MPs and humanitarian groups

The Guardian - AU

Coalition plan to make vapes more widely available ‘exactly what big tobacco wants’, health experts warn

A Dutton government would allow vapes to be legally sold in retail stores rather than restricted to pharmacies in bid to raise $3.6bn in tax revenue

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Sharri Markson issues own Dutton endorsement as ACM says ‘Australia is Tanya Plibersek’

Sky host delivers her own official editorial ‘for the first time in my journalistic career’ as Australian Community Media runs bizarre piece endorsing neither candidate

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Morning Mail: election violence investigated, Trump sacks national security adviser, coal exports hit record high

NSW police launch inquiries into election-related violence and intimidation; Trump agrees equipment deal as Mike Waltz pays price for Signal fiasco

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Kirilly Dutton makes pitch for husband; polling day showers for parts of east coast – as it happened

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Labor and Coalition accused of being on fossil fuel ‘unity ticket’ as thermal coal exports hit record high

Australia shipped 57m tonnes of coal for burning in overseas power plants between October and December last year, the highest recorded for a three-month period

The Guardian - AU

Coalition to cut 10% of Creative Australia funding to divert to Melbourne Jewish Arts Quarter

Costings announcement follows the high-profile withdrawal of artist Khaled Sabsabi’s appointment as Australia’s Venice Biennale representative

The Guardian - AU

When Kendrick met OnlyFans on the way to Bob Katter’s Easter. How much fun was the election campaign?

Some called Australia’s election dull but nothing could be further from the truth if you looked at it from a certain angle (and didn’t watch the debates)

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Grattan on Friday: Key markers on the bumpy road to this election

When we look back, we can see the road to election day has had a multitude of signposts, flashing red lights, twists, turns and potholes. Some came before the formal campaign; others in the final countdown days; some have been major, others symbolic.

The Guardian - AU

Coalition costings reveal larger deficit over coming two years with cuts to foreign aid and environment programs

Long-awaited costings of more than 200 policies show Coalition would gut long list of environment and clean energy programs if returned to power

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