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Anthony Albanese.

Federal election results 2025 LIVE updates: Albanese to give Left an extra ministry; Kooyong Lib hopeful slams party slogan; Tight race in key seats

Follow live as we bring you all the updates on the election aftermath and vote counting around the nation.

  • Daniel Lo Surdo

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Anthony Albanese knocked out many contenders on Saturday, but his biggest bout is yet to come.

They came from left and right. Albanese defeated them all. Now, for the championship bout

Labor’s enormous win is an exciting political spectacle, but not the victory that matters most.

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Senator James Paterson has been labelled the opposition’s “attack dog”.

He was the Coalition’s campaign attack dog for five weeks; now James Paterson can speak freely

The Coalition’s chief campaign spokesman says “lots of things” went wrong in the lead-up to polling day, ranging from poor advertising to policy mistakes.

  • Matthew Knott
Former Australian prime minister Tony Abbott votes in his electorate of Warringah in 2019.

The science that could explain the federal election result

Commentary tends to focus on the day-to-day campaign, but political researchers say there are long-term structural forces at play in how we vote.

  • Liam Mannix

The 12 seat races still too close to call – and those that changed hands

A dozen seats across the nation remain too close to call as the margins in some high-profile electoral battles narrowed to double digits.

  • Millie Muroi, Matt Wade and Olivia Ireland
Deposed opposition leader Peter Dutton’s campaign stop in the formerly marginal seat of Gilmore, on the NSW South Coast, was gatecrashed by nuclear protesters.

Scrap nuclear: Key Liberal senator wants radioactive energy plan buried

The move comes as deputy Liberal leader Sussan Ley and shadow treasurer Angus Taylor approach immigration spokesman Dan Tehan to serve as deputy.

  • David Crowe and Paul Sakkal
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Opposition Leader Peter Dutton attempted to make Welcome to Country ceremonies an election issue.

Dutton tried to make my people political footballs. Australians chose not to play

The former opposition leader appeared to assume that because the country rejected the Voice to parliament, he had a green light to keep attacking Aboriginal people.

  • Jessa Rogers
Peter Khalil and Samantha Ratnam.

Victoria’s hot seats week one as it happened: ‘Quinoa curtain’ that divides Wills into Greens and Labor halves is fading

Join us over the next five weeks for an in-depth look at the candidates, hot-button issues, and a breakdown of the policies and campaign promises in four key electorates.

  • Clay Lucas, Cara Waters, Rachael Dexter and Charlotte Grieve
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton, leaves the stage after delivering his concession speech in Brisbane on Saturday night,

Voters gave my party a lesson. We Liberals can no longer cover our ears

Unless the Liberal Party learns the lesson it has been handed by the voters, it will be a permanent party of opposition.

  • Christopher Pyne

Election delivers hard lessons for the Libs. But they can’t say they weren’t warned

The Liberals have to confront an uncomfortable truth. They’re just not very good at politics.

  • Peter Hartcher

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