The Latest Breaking News from Labor

The hard work has just begun for newly re-elected Labor MP for Paterson Meryl Swanson.

Independent challenger Rob Priestly has significantly slashed the Nationals' vast margin in Nicholls, claiming the once safe seat will be "completely contestable" in future.

A Liberal candidate who was previously a state cabinet minister has bucked a federal election trend in a marginal seat where a winner is yet to be decided.

Labor MP Kristy McBain is set to retain the seat of Eden-Monaro in south-east New South Wales, with a swing in her favour.

Australians awoke on Sunday to a new prime minister in Anthony Albanese, the center-left Labor Party leader whose ascension to the nation’s top job from being raised in social housing by a single mother on a disability pension was said to reflect the changed fabric of the country today

The Liberal Party is battling to hold onto key seats in Melbourne's eastern suburbs, while Labor is edging ahead in a tough contest with the Greens for the inner-city electorate of Macnamara.

The Liberal Party is almost 400 votes ahead on a two-party preferred basis in what had been the safe seat of Sturt, in Adelaide's eastern suburbs.

Mr Barr said he looked forward to working closely with the federal Labor government.

Public concern over climate change was a clear factor in the election of Australia’s new Labor government. Incoming Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has committed to action on the issue, declaring on Saturday night: “Together we can take advantage of the opportunity for Australia to be a renewable energy superpower”.