This is not the first time the Liberals and Nationals have gone their own ways - but this time they may find going solo is extremely hard.
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While both parties have said they’d like to reunite eventually, the Liberals have a lot to gain by going it alone.
Littleproud could not balance his party’s competing views on energy policy while inking a deal with the Liberals. Instead, the party will go it alone.
While Gen Z and Millennials combined are the biggest voting bloc in Australia, their votes show a quiet divergence between the two generations.
If they want to ever win government again, the Liberals will need to look at party and policy reform – and widen their appeal to new parts of the electorate.
The first female leader of the federal Liberal Party has vowed to drag the Coalition back to the centre. But Sussan Ley faces big challenges on multiple fronts.
Past policy positions and musings of new Liberal leader Sussan Ley offer insights into future directions on renewable energy, environment laws, and more.
Sussan Ley has emerged victorious in the battle for the liberal leadership, while Ted O'Brien, architect of the controversial nuclear power policy, becomes deputy.
TikTok has never played a bigger role in election campaigning, but it was hard to know what Gen Z were being told and by who - until now.
The ambitious senator, who has recently defected from the Nationals to the Liberals, has been embraced by Angus Taylor to boost his support for leader.
As the vote counting in the upper house continues, the government is polling strongly. It’s also managed at least 91 seats in the lower house.
Amid the tastes of sweet triumph and bitter defeat, the major parties are planning the next steps, hanging some out to dry.
The Nationals are the great survivors of Australian politics. This election only increased their power.
Four televised showdowns between the two leaders this election set a new record, but their impact on voters is hard to pin down.
As vote counting continues, one Teal independent has lost their seat, with other races still too close to call.
It also saw a strong repudiation of ‘Duttonism’ – a Frankenstein version of ‘Howardism’.
The five week campaign was lamented by many as dull. But on TikTok, where millions of Australians are daily, it was anything but.
Labor won the election, but how did your state vote? Here’s the breakdown of the key seats nationally.
Despite strong polling in Labor’s favour throughout the campaign, most numbers understated the extent of the swing.
New research reveals a growing number of Australians are encountering political misinformation and disinformation in the election campaign and are worried about it.
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