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04-05-2025
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CANBERRA/ MELBOURNE: Australian PM Anthony Albanese wins re-election but it is unclear yet if he has a majority, local networks say based on early vote counts.
Early results suggest Albanese and his Australian Labor Party benefited from swings across the country away from Peter Dutton’s Liberal-National Coalition.
Cost of living, crumbling public healthcare and unaffordable housing were key issues, as was an unpredictable Trump presidency.
A range of independents and candidates from the left-wing Greens, could determine the final make-up of the government in case of a hung parliament.
Stay with us as we bring you everything you need to know about the latest results, voter sentiment, wins and losses, and the role of the beloved democracy sausage.
Coalition supporters cling on to hope
Brisbane residents Tahar and Munira Ali are trying to stay hopeful.
“It’s not looking good but hopefully things will turn around in the next hour and it’ll be a different story for the Liberal party in some of the other marginal seats,” says Ali.
Coalition supporters cling on to hope
The cheering is getting louder, it’s basically a victory party at the Albanese watch party. There are huge roars every time the television screen flashes up the message that Labor have won this election tears as well as cheers. The increasingly dismal prospect of Peter Dutton becoming PM makes the room erupt once more.
Those Albo beers we talk about earlier on now being drunk with great gusto.
As one supporter told me, “the beer tastes better now.”
Few people thought this could be called so early just five weeks ago when candidates started campaigning, Labor and the Liberal-National coalition were neck and neck.
Albanese’s campaign was smoother but he can thank US President Donald Trump too for helping him along in this race for another term.
Albanese is seen by voters here as a safe, steady option when global politics is anything but.
Liberal Senator says don’t count Dickson out yet
Moments ago we reported that the media declared that opposition leader Dutton has lost his seat of Dickson. Liberal-National Senator James McGrath though is urging caution, saying we should wait until more votes come in before counting Dickson a loss.
“The seat of Dickson has always been a tough seat,” he said.
Peter Dutton has lost his seat
The night has gone from bad to worse for Peter Dutton.
Moments ago the media declared his Liberal-National coalition had lost the election, and now they say he has lost his seat of Dickson, in Brisbane, to Labor’s Ali France.
Dejected faces at Coalition’s HQ
Some swearing could be heard as the networks called Labor’s win. Large groups of people are staring at the screens now. There’s still a lot of chatter going on though I can see some dejected faces around the room.
‘This could be a big win for Labor’
The election call by the ABC’s Antony Green has been the gold standard here for over three decades. Here’s what he had to say when declaring Labor had won just moments ago. We continue to bring you preliminary results. With 4.9% of votes counted, here is how the composition of the House of Representatives is taking shape.
