The prime minister’s new cabinet dumps a couple, promotes others and leaves some holding political short straws.
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Speaking to the ABC, the former industry minister said his outspokenness on the conflict in Gaza was part of the reason for his demotion.
Anthony Albanese has credited the Secretary of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet with rebuilding the public service.
One person said it’s crucial people who’ve experienced homelessness are central to service design and policy, and ‘it’s not coming from people in really nice suits’.
Amid the tastes of sweet triumph and bitter defeat, the major parties are planning the next steps, hanging some out to dry.
With both the Liberals and Greens now leaderless, the race is on to refresh the leadership before the new parliament sits.
On election night, the prime minister talked about ‘fairness’ and ‘Australian values’. To legally protect those values, we need a national human rights act.
Four televised showdowns between the two leaders this election set a new record, but their impact on voters is hard to pin down.
It also saw a strong repudiation of ‘Duttonism’ – a Frankenstein version of ‘Howardism’.
Voice, closing the gap, tax reform and better mental health services are some of the suggested policy reforms the Labor government should pursue in its second term
Albanese has received congratulations from leaders across the world on his election win, with Donald Trump comments, like in the campaign, being notable.
It might be tempting for Labor to continue a ‘small target’ when it comes to Donald Trump. But the new government needs the courage to ask difficult questions.
The five week campaign was lamented by many as dull. But on TikTok, where millions of Australians are daily, it was anything but.
The ‘Trump effect’ has influenced elections in Canada and Australia. But the New Zealand left can’t bank on the same thing happening here.
Despite Labor’s resounding win, long-standing policy pressure will haunt them. Meanwhile, the Liberals attempt to regroup facing few options.
Labor won the election, but how did your state vote? Here’s the breakdown of the key seats nationally.
Albanese has won a landslide victory at the 2025 election, in a major upset for the Coalition.
Despite strong polling in Labor’s favour throughout the campaign, most numbers understated the extent of the swing.
The Albanese government is returned for a second term with an increased majority. It’s time to make it count.
Perhaps that’s what those fabled punters want: not a Trump-inspired disruptor, nor a radical visionary, but the kind of bloke you’d trust with your tax return.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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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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Professor, Australian Studies Institute, Australian National University
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Emeritus Professor of Politics, Monash University
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Professor, Canberra School of Government, University of Canberra
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