The Yes vote on an Indigenous voice is below the level of support at the 1999 referendum for inserting a preamble in the Constitution acknowledging Indigenous inhabitation of Australia before European settlement.
Inner-city electorates dominate the list of the highest Yes-voting seats around the country, while rural areas overwhelmingly recorded the largest No votes.
An emotional Anthony Albanese says he will respect the result of the referendum and the process that has delivered it despite the result not being what he had hoped.
Anthony Albanese’s run of voter political satisfaction has come to end. How did he stack up against his predecessors?
Aside from the often-trumpeted fact that only eight out of 44 referendums have passed since federation, not one has been successful without at least five states voting Yes.
Australia recorded the largest annual population increase in the nation’s history after two Covid-affected years, despite a rise in the number of deaths and a drop-off in births.
Under a ‘first past the post’ voting system, Scott Morrison’s Coalition would have been close to winning minority government with more seats than Labor.
Labor MPs who broke ranks over JobSeeker say they will continue to advocate for higher welfare payments, ramping up internal pressure on Anthony Albanese.
From the biggest blowouts to inflation, income tax, revenue and a decade of deficits ahead, there’s no hiding from these economic realities buried in the budget.
Self-described suburban mum Mary Doyle has defied the cost of living crisis to land a crushing blow on the Liberal Party in Aston.
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