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In their recent election, Australians voted out their incumbent government, a long-standing coalition between two conservative parties. In its place, the Australian Labor Party (ALP) formed a government, despite a declining vote share of 30%. Seats were gained by the Australian Greens and, most notably, a swath of independent MPs,…

Home to Bilo campaigner Bronwyn Dendle will stand as the ALP's candidate in the by-election to replace Colin Boyce in the Queensland coalmining seat of Callide.

The seismic shift in Saturday's election must dramatically elevate the standing of the environment portfolio in cabinet, observers say.

Both major parties ran small-target and lacklustre election campaigns, writes John Tierney.

WA Liberal Party women call on the state party to put strong female candidates in winnable seats and reflect modern society or condemn themselves to long-term opposition, after a second-straight electoral trouncing.

Some community leaders worry Labor's pledge to scrap controversial welfare management programs could further fuel binge drinking and child neglect in regional areas, while others cannot wait to see it gone.

Ageing supporters and a major shift in voter demographics have led to a collapse in support for the party that ruled for generations in this northern NSW electorate.

A party can’t govern forever, though Menzies set a high bar at 16 consecutive years as PM. The Coalition’s nine years is a healthy term.

We can replace coal power with renewables and storage, electrify everything, create a renewable export industry and grow clean energy supply chains