July
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.
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.
June
The Liberal Party needs to listen to its grassroots
The party is run by powerbrokers and their foot soldiers, organised around individuals and shifting backroom deals with little interest in ideas or principles.
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Teal Boele wins Bradfield by 26 votes in election’s tightest race
Nicolette Boele has won the Sydney seat after a see-sawing recount that has ended Gisele Kapterian’s hopes of retaking it for the Liberals – unless she heads to court.
May
Zoe Daniel gets a promotion and demotion at the same time
Melbourne’s members-only club circuit is as confused about her title as the Australian Electoral Commission.
Recount to start in election’s closest run race
Bradfield on Sydney’s North Shore goes to a recount, while independent MP Zoe Daniel has requested one in the Melbourne seat of Goldstein.
Teal Nicolette Boele pulls off miraculous election comeback
Independent candidate for Bradfield Nicolette Boele leads by 40 votes over Gisele Kapterian, meaning only a recount can save the Liberal now.
Nicolette Boele and Gisele Kapterian locked in Bradfield nailbiter
Liberal Gisele Kapterian’s lead over independent Nicolette Boele is less than 100 votes, pointing to possible recount
Let’s drop the charade. Climate 200 clearly targets the Coalition
Teal independents had success in the few Labor seats they contested, but Climate 200’s reticence to target them leaves it with a lack of leverage.
Climate 200 spent big on teals. The best ROI may be a surprise
While big donations went to Deb Leonard and Kate Chaney, analysis shows candidates such as Jessie Price gave the funding group its best bang (vote) for buck in long-shot Labor seats.
Axed Husic speaks out; Daniel won’t concede Goldstein
Ed Husic says he will be the tech sector’s biggest advocate from the back bench; Zoe Daniel is refusing to concede Goldstein until more votes are counted. Follow live updates.
Price wants Liberal leadership role, former MP reveals cancer diagnosis
Jacinta Price ditches the Nationals for a potential top job; Former Liberal MP diagnosed with rare cancer; Greens leader Adam Bandt concedes. Follow live
Inside the campaign that brought Zoe Daniel down
Tim Wilson retreated overseas to lick his wounds after losing his seat in 2022. He came back with a plan that defied the Liberal bloodbath and returned him to parliament.
Bandt projected to lose his seat; Dutton to exit in silence
Greens leader Adam Bandt has suffered an 8.3 per cent swing against him; Peter Dutton speaks for the first time as he heads back to Canberra. How the day unfolded.
Wilson ousts Daniel, gives Liberals sliver of hope against teals
The former MP will be a leading candidate for the shadow frontbench after clawing back a win against the Climate 200-backed incumbent in Goldstein.
What Labor will do with its thumping win
Political editor Phil Coorey and the panel on what the Labor Party will do with its mandate, who the Coalition should put in its new leadership team and the seats still in play.
Why the Liberal brand is fading in the suburbs
In 2025, the party failed badly in part because it faced a disruptive competitor in many of its traditional metropolitan seats, and had not worked out how to respond.
Meet the midwife who could turn a Labor seat teal
Jessie Price could be the first community independent to win a seat from the ALP, as results in Bean, Fremantle, Kooyong and Bradfield hang in the balance.