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Ashleigh Gleeson is National Health Editor. She was previously Chief of Staff at the Herald Sun and has worked as a reporter covering crime, court, education, council and federal politics.

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Federal Election

‘That resonated’: Bishop says Coalition failed women

Julie Bishop says Australian women sent a powerful message to the Coalition as Grace Tame reacts to Anthony Albanese’s win.

NSW

Paul Murray Live Pub Test: The Mavericks with Pauline Hanson, Clive Palmer, Bob Katter and Campbell Newman on the Gold Coast.Picture: NIGEL HALLETT

Why Hanson could lose seat to Greens

Pauline Hanson is likely to lose as a Green-slide sweeps through Queensland.

Federal Election

Big challenge for Albo after major shift

Anthony Albanese may be forced to go ‘further and faster’ in one policy area, due to a major shift in the senate based on early results.

Federal Election

Sri Lankan family of Nades (father), Priya (mother), Kopika and Tharunicaa (youngest) who were living in Biloela until they were taken and placed on Christmas Island to await possible deportation Picture Instagram @bringthemhometobiloela

Biloela family ‘cry’ at being able to go home

The Biloela asylum seeker family have had an emotional reaction to the election result because it will have a very significant impact on them.

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Anthony Albanese and Scott Morrison Split thumbnail

World reacts to Australia’s election result

The world is reacting to Scott Morrison’s devastating election result and Australia choosing Anthony Albanese as Prime Minister.

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World reacts to Australia’s election result

The world is reacting to Scott Morrison’s devastating election result and Australia choosing Anthony Albanese as Prime Minister.

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‘Reach for the stars’: PM-elect Albo wins as ScoMo stands down

Prime Minister-elect Anthony Albanese has emphatically claimed victory saying he wants Australians to ‘reach for the stars’ after an extraordinary election that saw huge surges to teal independents and the Greens, claimed the scalp of Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and saw Scott Morrison stand down.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 18: Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks at the Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce (AICC) address at Crown Casino on May 18, 2022 in Melbourne, Australia. The Australian federal election will be held on Saturday 21 May. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)

PM reveals boat intercepted en route to Aus

Scott Morrison has confirmed a boat from Sri Lanka was intercepted while illegally en route to Australia.

Federal Election

People smuggling boat intercepted by authorities

Scott Morrison has confirmed a boat from Sri Lanka was intercepted while illegally en route to Australia, just days after reports of $30,00 trips being offered.

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Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison (L) takes a selfie with a local family after casting his vote outside a polling station during the Australian general election in Sydney on May 21, 2022. (Photo by SAEED KHAN / AFP)

PM’s bombshell election day revelation on people smugglers

Scott Morrison has confirmed a vessel has been intercepted after an alleged attempt to illegally enter Australia as Anthony Albanese reflected on former prime minister Gough Whitlam leading Labor to victory in 1972.

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