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Albanese became emotional as the crowd cheered him on.

Federal election results 2025 LIVE updates: Albanese remains PM in Labor landslide; Dutton loses his seat to Ali France

Follow our live coverage of the aftermath of Labor’s landslide victory at the federal election.

  • Nick Newling

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Every seat that changed hands – and those that are still in doubt

Here’s everything you need to know about the seats changing hands across the country – including more than a dozen for Labor.

  • Millie Muroi
Albanese and Dutton have ended their campaigning on election day.

Federal election results 2025 as it happened: PM delivers victory speech as Labor wins government; Dutton concedes, projected to lose his own seat

Follow along as Australia decides who will lead the country for the next three years.

  • Josefine Ganko, Olivia Ireland, Nick Newling and Angus Delaney
In the seat of Bennelong, the contest is down to the wire

The key Sydney seats: What happened, and who are the winners?

There are 11 seats in Sydney and NSW that are critical – or simply fascinating to observe – in this election. Here’s how Australians voted in each one.

  • Staff reporters
Michael Chaney with daughter Kate Chaney MP, the independent Member for Curtin with supporters at UWA Tavern after the Federal Election.

Labor defends in WA – but did anyone notice?

There was plenty to cheer about for Labor in WA, where candidate Tom French denied the Liberals’ Vince Connelly entry to parliament in Moore, north of Perth.

  • Hamish Hastie, Jesinta Burton and Mark Naglazas
Dutton after voting on Saturday.

Dutton lost his seat. His colleagues were talking about his leadership before a vote was counted

Senior Coalition figures are jockeying for the leadership after a crushing loss that has set the stage for a reckoning over the party’s identity.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos and Paul Sakkal
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Peter Dutton has lost the election, and his seat - while Labor increased its majority significantly.

This has exposed the true depth of the Liberals’ crisis – and all but exiled them from the cities

The Liberal Party has been reduced to a right-wing populist party. Peter Dutton gave a gracious concession speech. But his Coalition did not suffer an honourable failure.

  • Peter Hartcher
From left: Stephen Bates (Brisbane MP), Max Chandler-Mather (Griffith MP), Elizabeth Watson-Brown (Ryan MP), Peter Dutton (Dickson MP), Ross Vasta (Bonner MP).

Brisbane in focus: The state of play across the city’s key electorates

Labor’s victory came through winning several key electorates in the Greater Brisbane area – from the Coalition and from the Greens. Here’s the state of play in some of the most tightly contested seats.

  • William Davis, Catherine Strohfeldt and Rosanna Ryan
Nicolette Boele speaks at her election party in Artarmon last night.

Liberals’ losses could limit party to just five of Sydney’s 29 electorates

The Coalition’s hopes of making gains in NSW appear dashed, with the ALP and independent candidates only strengthening their grip on the state.

  • Matt Wade
Anthony Albanese will return to Canberra with a larger majority.

Albanese takes centre stage, finds his footing and claims victory

Albanese didn’t fall off the stage this time. In celebrating the start of his second term as Australian prime minister on Saturday night, he practically levitated.

  • Jacqueline Maley

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