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Final counting shows polls understated Labor in 2025 election almost as much as they overstated it in 2019

With almost all primary votes now counted to two-party preferred (as I explained on May 29), Labor has won the national two-party vote by a 55.3–44.7 margin, although this may drop to a 55.2–44.8 margin once the remaining votes from Bradfield come in.

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'A new path': independent turns tables in recount scrap

'A new path': independent turns tables in recount scrap

A teal independent has been declared the winner in the electorate of Bradfield by a tiny margin after a recount, but her Liberal rival is yet to concede defeat.

Complaints from cricket fans as Ashes tickets go on sale – as it happened

Complaints from cricket fans as Ashes tickets go on sale – as it happened

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In Bradfield, the election is not yet over. What happens when a seat count is ultra close?

Election day was over four weeks ago. Yet the outcome in one House of Representatives remains unclear. That is the formerly Liberal Sydney electorate of Bradfield.

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Inside the Bradfield recount: painstaking and polite, but sometimes heartbreaking

A day watching the recount in the federal seat where only eight votes split the top two candidates bolsters faith in Australia’s electoral system. But could there be a better way?

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Knife-edge seat set to undergo partial recount

Almost one month since the last ballots were cast, recounts will get under way in some of Australia's closest election contests.

Knife-edge recounts could decide parliament's make-up

Australia's parliament won't be fully known until a recount in one seat split by eight votes, with an incumbent requesting a recount in another.

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Counts in Bradfield and Calwell become clearer, while Jacqui Lambie faces a possible problem in the Tasmanian Senate

Counts in Bradfield and Calwell become clearer, while Jacqui Lambie faces a possible problem in the Tasmanian Senate

Counting in several extremely close seats continues, but some results have become clearer. In Liberal-held Bradfield, Teal candidate Nicolette Boele has taken the lead, while the Calwell distribution of preferences indicates an independent is on track to pass the Liberals and benefit from their preferences against Labor. Meanwhile, Jacqui Lambie…

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Independent Nicolette Boele declared provisional winner in Bradfield by 40 votes

Independent Nicolette Boele declared provisional winner in Bradfield by 40 votes

Recount expected in Sydney north shore seat after Liberal candidate Gisele Kapterian overtaken in final surge

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Tight race between teal and Liberal set for recount

Tight race between teal and Liberal set for recount

A recount will be held in the Sydney electorate of Bradfield where teal independent Nicolette Boele leads a Liberal candidate by just 40 votes.

Bradfield and Goldstein face nervous weekend wait for election result but Tim Wilson ‘very relaxed’

Bradfield and Goldstein face nervous weekend wait for election result but Tim Wilson ‘very relaxed’

AEC considers sending staff to airport ‘at late hours’ to collect final postal and overseas votes before midnight deadline

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Sydney electorate still in doubt as final votes tallied

Sydney electorate still in doubt as final votes tallied

Just 43 votes separate Liberal Gisele Kapterian and independent Nicolette Boele in the Sydney seat of Bradfield, with the result likely heading for a recount.

Likely final House seat outcome: 94 Labor, 44 Coalition, 12 Others

Likely final House seat outcome: 94 Labor, 44 Coalition, 12 Others

The ABC has called Labor wins in 93 of the 150 House of Representatives seats. The Coalition has won 43 seats, the Greens one and all Others 11, with two seats (Bradfield and Calwell) remaining undecided.

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Recount likely as final seats hinge on handful of votes

Recount likely as final seats hinge on handful of votes

The election result for the Sydney seat of Bradfield may go down to the last ballot, with just 43 votes separating the Liberal and independent candidates.

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Sydney seat back in play as election counting narrows

The seat of Bradfield was called for the Liberals but is back in doubt after postal votes narrowed the gap for independent Nicolette Boele.

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Monique Ryan wins Kooyong while Liberal candidate Gisele Kapterian takes Bradfield

Amelia Hamer could only secure small primary vote swing towards Liberals in Kooyong, while Greens MP Elizabeth Watson-Brown holds inner-Brisbane seat of Ryan

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‘We have destroyed the Greens’: third-party groups spent millions on ads to influence Australian voters. Some claim it worked

Money can buy people’s attention, one campaigner says, and if you ‘slap them in the face enough with a message, it’ll stick’

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Greens on track to lose several MPs as independents hold off challenges and gain votes in federal election

Greens suffer setbacks as teal independents Allegra Spender, Zoe Daniel, Monique Ryan and Zali Steggall see off intense campaigns from Liberals, while Nicolette Boele leads in Bradfield

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‘Australia is a landlord’s market’: rents still at record high despite slow growth, report shows

Kingsford Smith, Bradfield, Sydney and Warringah in New South Wales and Fadden in Queensland are the five most expensive electorates, data shows

Vital airport rail boost as $1b cash splash matched

Commute times for residents in a fast-growing region with poor public transport will be slashed when promised rail corridors connect to a new airport.

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Take two in Bradfield: hundreds of teal volunteers head down a familiar road

Independent candidate Nicolette Boele has high hopes of being next in line to wrest a northern Sydney seat from the Liberals at the federal election

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View from The Hill: another Liberal moderate to leave Dutton team

A second member of the shadow cabinet has announced he is quitting parliament, further depleting the moderates’ presence in the parliamentary Liberal party and boosting the chance of the teal candidate in the Sydney seat of Bradfield.

Time for renewal: Liberal MP announces retirement

Paul Fletcher will quit federal politics at the next election, amid a prominent independent candidate preparing to mount a challenge.

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View from The Hill: Paul Fletcher’s rant against the teals risks insulting voters the Liberals need to win

Liberal frontbencher Paul Fletcher got a big shock last election in his Sydney seat of Bradfield. Teal candidate Nicolette Boele pushed the result to preferences, leaving her within striking distance for next year’s poll. She has been further helped by the redistribution.

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Electoral shake-up leaves awkward questions for the teals – and headaches for the major parties

Liberal party now has candidates preselected for seats that no longer exist while Labor dealt a blow in the seat of Bennelong

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