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Anthony Albanese had expected the election might be a week earlier than it was, because last Saturday would bump up against Tuesday’s Quad meeting in Tokyo.

Senator Wong's trip did not effect immediate changes, nor could it have, but did clear signal a new and longer view on what might tip the difference.

Dutton has a delicate task ahead if he becomes Liberal leader. If he tacks too far right, he could easily split his own party

Australia’s climate election has been won. Now comes the harder part. It’s now entirely possible we could see a government committed to domestic climate action, speeding up the exit of coal and gas from our grid and electrifying transport –while still exporting vast quantities of fossil fuels for other countries…

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese began his election night victory speech by declaring: “I commit to the Uluru Statement from the Heart in full.” This commitment, delivered on the eve of the fifth anniversary of the Uluru Statement, is monumentally important to First Nations people and to the nation.

So let's not let Labor fuck it up, yeah?

Labor's Brian Mitchell will win the Tasmanian seat of Lyons, ABC chief election analyst Antony Green says, bringing federal Labor's total seats to 75, one short of a majority.

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

Some of the Liberal Party’s biggest losses this election were in seats with big Chinese-Australian voter populations so it looks like all the anti-China rhetoric did some damage. What a surprise.The voter swing away from the Liberal Party in some inner Sydney and Melbourne suburbs home to many Chinese-Australian residents…