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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

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Senator Nita Green, Labor candidate Matt Smith and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

Shock regional gains for Labor, but it’s not all victorious

The Labor party has formed government with stunning gains in Tasmania and North Queensland.

  • Mike Foley
Polling booths in Sydney and Melbourne in the 2025 federal election.

Interactive: See how your polling booth voted in this election

How did your booth vote in this election? Explore our interactive to see how the votes were cast.

  • Nathanael Scott
Whatever the outcome, both major parties acknowledge this will be a messy and complicated contest.

About 30 seats are key to winning this election. Tonight, these three are pivotal

After five weeks of campaign games, voters will finally choose the next prime minister – and it all hinges on about 30 seats.

  • Shane Wright
Political posters in the West Australian seat of Bullwinkel.

The seats to watch in WA this federal election

We are set for a series of epic political showdowns.

  • Hamish Hastie
A man votes at The Annaburroo Bark Hut on the Arnhem highway in the ward of Maraki in the Northern Territory in the seat of Lingiari.

The 150 ways Australia’s electorates are wildly different

Australia’s 150 federal electorates will be in the spotlight on Saturday. Here’s how they vary.

  • Matt Wade
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At odds: Dutton and Albanese.

Is Dutton going to cut penalty rates? Is Albanese lying about the Coalition’s ‘$600b’ nuclear plan? We reality check

The gloves were off this week with the opposition leader accusing the prime minister of being “loose with the truth” in a move the latter called “desperate”. But which one of them is right?

  • Bronte Gossling

Would Peter Dutton cut free TAFE? Does Tanya Plibersek have a place in Anthony Albanese’s cabinet? We reality check

It was a drama-filled week muddied with word salads and a truly criminal number of statistics being lobbed at punters. Here’s the truth behind the press conferences and debates.

  • Bronte Gossling
Nationals candidate for the Federal seat of Bendigo, Andrew Lethlean.

Will a backlash against the premier help the Nats in this safe Labor seat?

Bendigo hasn’t been won by the Coalition since 1996, but the Nationals are throwing the “kitchen sink” at it.

  • Rachel Eddie
Jacinta Price.

A private dinner with Jacinta Price can cost $10,000. This is why

The first-term senator has delighted the Coalition’s base, but her recent star turn in the campaign has worried some of her colleagues.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos and Paul Sakkal

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