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Mark Latham portrait to remain in Labor caucus room - with a note
A portrait of the one-time Labor leader will reflect the party’s break with him; Greens accuse government of being flat-footed on SA crisis. How the day unfolded.
Tasmania election shows Libs have a pulse but that’s it
After the fourth snap election in seven years, and almost the same result as last time, Tasmanians may well be asking: what was that all about?
Is that 1 or 7? What the judge will have to decide in Bradfield
Liberal Gisele Kapterian alleges “illegal practices” in her 26-vote loss in the election, and wants a judge to rule on the squiggles on 151 questionable ballots.
RBA proposes complete ban on card surcharging, saving shoppers $1.2b
In a blow to major banks, the RBA review also calls for interchange fees – paid between a merchant and a shopper’s bank – to be lowered significantly.
Climate 200 to fund teal MP’s defence against Bradfield challenge
Nicolette Boele will have support from Climate 200 to fight off a legal challenge over her nail-biting victory in the Sydney seat of Bradfield.
This Month
Teal MP asked ASIO to vet her volunteers
Newly elected Bradfield MP Nicolette Boele told Australia’s domestic intelligence agency she had hundreds of volunteers and did not know them all.
‘Every vote counts’: Liberals mount challenge against Bradfield result
Defeated Liberal candidate Gisele Kapterian has petitioned the High Court to re-examine “a small number” of disputed ballot papers.
Pollies talked tough on tech – then splurged $76m on YouTube, Meta
Australia’s political parties have criticised the social harms inflicted by the tech giants. They spent $76 million with them during the election.
Liberals hire high-profile economist for policy rebuild
Shadow treasurer Ted O’Brien has appointed economist Steven Hamilton as his chief of staff and top economic policy adviser.
Liberal women’s quota petition labelled ‘disgraceful’ in party brawl
Proponents of quotas accuse Angus Taylor of ‘living in the past’, but conservatives think some party members are seeking to manufacture consent for quotas.
‘Youthquake’: Coalition deserted by younger voters
The Coalition’s immense challenge has been laid bare by new polling that shows its support has completely collapsed among voters aged under 35.
June
Ley’s Liberals must not listen to Tony Abbott on gender quotas
The party’s first female leader has just five other Liberal women alongside her in parliament, and still these men are ruling out the one thing we know works.
It’s boom time in (Labor) lobby land as business ‘wises up’
Lobbyists are “run off their feet” as the number of businesses seeking influence in Canberra booms. And there are huge sums up for grabs for those willing to dive in.
Gender divide over gender divide as Liberals mull quotas
Everyone agrees the party needs more women MPs, but there is disagreement among its members on how to get there.
Albo’s staffers head for the door
The government may not have changed, but the army of staffers helping its leaders certainly has.
‘Modern Australia’ a foreign country for Ley’s Liberals
If the limit of Sussan Ley’s hope is merely for Liberals to “reflect modern Australia”, the country’s direction will not change with her as prime minister.
Sussan Ley takes on the old guard, not for the first time in her life
The opposition leader, as her colleagues are starting to discover, can handle herself.
Ley challenges Liberal ‘old guard’ on female MPs
The Liberal Party must adopt gender quotas or some other mechanism to bolster its ranks of female MPs, insists new leader Sussan Ley.
Hospital tax makes mockery of Labor’s health claims: Libs
The federal Liberals say an ACT Labor budget measure imposing a $250 hospital levy sets a “concerning precedent” for the rest of the country.
‘Existential crisis’: 5 charts reveal how Labor decimated Greens, Libs
The final election data reveals the rise of a “left coalition” in Australia – and the surprising voters who cost Peter Dutton and Adam Bandt their seats.
‘We didn’t just lose, we got smashed’: Ley vows to rebuild Libs
The opposition leader has nominated aspiration as the theme around which her party needs to rebuild its shattered fortunes.
In Pictures: June 2025
As exciting as EOFY gets, our photographers managed to capture all the stories from retail, politics and pubs. Click through the links to read more.
Peter Dutton wins the petrol station photo op
See where Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton have campaigned since the election was called.
Liberal luminaries tasked to review party’s 2025 election disaster
The party has appointed “eminent Australians” Nick Minchin and Pru Goward to review its disastrous performance at the polls.
Ley’s decision time to try to fix the NSW Liberals is here
Conservative control imposed by Peter Dutton is set to expire and his successor is grappling with a factional fight over the troubled NSW division of the party.