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It’s projected over one-third of voters chose not to vote for the major parties.
Explore the seats that changed hands, the make-up of the House of Representatives and the Senate, and the two party preferred vote in our 2022 federal election at-a-glance graphic.
The Morrison government has been resoundingly defeated, with Labor headed for office, although whether in a minority or majority was unclear late Saturday night.
If Labor wins majority government, it can thank Western Australia, which turned away from the Coalition savagely.
It all started to unravel for the prime minister when the French president accused him of lying to him.
The loss of so many from the moderate wing could radically shift the balance of power internally within the Liberal Party and its position within the Australian party system.
He is only the fifth Labor leader to win government from opposition since the first world war, and there’s every indication he will be a consensus prime minister.
The final polls ahead of the federal election on May 21 give Labor a 53-47 two-party preferred leave - if that is repeated on May 21, Labor will win government.
With plans to trial a universal basic income for artists and push streaming platforms to invest in local content, The Greens have a big-picture blueprint for cultural policy.
Whoever wins on May 21, protecting Pacific workers in Australia must be a policy priority, as temporary migration will continue to rise post-pandemic.
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There have been few if any elections when, in the last week, it has been the ‘uncommitted’ voters who have turned things around.
Late polls show a tightening on two-party preferred votes, but a slew of seat polls reveal just how close a lot of the contests will be on May 21.
Despite the treatment of women being hotly debated in recent times, they have been largely overlooked during the election - and that may have big consequences on May 21.
Labor and the Coalition are promising a lot in terms of transport, but most of the projects haven’t been assessed by Infrastructure Australia and are outside the federal government’s remit.
An election expert breaks down the big questions.
The positive nexus between Morrison’s economic agenda and his masculine leadership image in 2019 may have now turned negative. This reinforces Labor narratives that he’s uncaring and a poor performer.
The federal election presents an opportunity to promote plans for improving national disaster governance and resilience. But the silence on these issues in political debates has been remarkable.
Cultural policy has scarcely featured in the 2022 campaign – when Whitlam campaigned in 1972, the arts were centre stage.
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Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne
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Director, Vice-Chancellor's Centre of Public Ideas (CoPI) and Donald Horne Professor of History and Public Ideas, University of Canberra
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Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor, Australian Studies Institute, Australian National University
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Lecturer in Australian Political Studies, University of Canberra
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Professor of Public Policy & Law, Centre for Governance & Public Policy, Griffith University
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Associate Professor in Politics, Murdoch University
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Emeritus Professor of Politics and International Relations, Macquarie University
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Democracy Deputy Program Director, Grattan Institute
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Emeritus Professor of Politics, Monash University
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Associate Professor, Politics and Public Policy, Flinders University
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Distinguished Fellow, PM Glynn Institute, Australian Catholic University
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Director, Foreign Policy and Defence, United States Studies Centre, University of Sydney
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Professor of Law, The University of Queensland