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MPs urge changes for next generation of Australians

Two of Australia's newest MPs want to see changes both in policy and in their constituents, getting personal in their first speeches to parliament.

Decoding a voter’s poor handwriting is subjective – let’s enlist AI to help with the Bradfield recount

Decoding a voter’s poor handwriting is subjective – let’s enlist AI to help with the Bradfield recount

Voters deserve to know the fight between Gisele Kapterian and Nicolette Boele is being resolved with the fairness integral to Australian elections

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Liberals easily win most seats at Tasmanian election, but Labor may form government

Liberals easily win most seats at Tasmanian election, but Labor may form government

With 63% of enrolled voters counted in today’s Tasmanian state election, The Poll Bludger is projecting that the final results will give the Liberals 39.7% of the statewide vote (up 3.0% since the March 2024 election), Labor just 25.7% (down 3.1%), the Greens 14.1% (up 0.2%), the Shooters 3.2% (up…

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Last-ditch bid in knife-edge seat might not change fate

One of the most closely fought battles of the federal election faces a legal challenge, but one expert does not expect the result to flip.

Election flows reveal nearly 90% of Greens preferenced Labor ahead of Coalition

Minor party preference flows for the federal election have been released, with Labor winning Greens preferences by 88.2–11.8, while the Coalition won One Nation preferences by 74.5–24.5. I also cover a SA state poll that gave Labor a massive 67–33 lead.

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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 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.

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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?

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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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

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.

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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

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.

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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