“‘Labor light”’ is a term that is thrown around a lot to describe when the Liberals swing too hard towards their moderate ...

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Amid jubilant scenes for Labor people around the country, the Greens appear to have been left behind. How did this happen?

Which Liberal Party was repudiated yesterday? The confusion about what the party stood for under Peter Dutton was a key reason for its loss — and means a much more difficult recovery.

For the Greens, however, things are looking dire. Labor’s resurgence has seen the party lose Griffith and Brisbane, with Ryan on the rocks. Even Adam Bandt’s seat of Melbourne has looked shaky, while ...

Anthony Albanese's astounding win is the result of months of hard work beginning just after New Year's. And while Trump helped, it was how Labor used him that made a big difference.

The Coalition looks set to be reduced to 27 seats — two fewer than at any time since the Senate assumed its current size in 1984.

The AEC rejected these claims at the time. “The ability to campaign at any polling place, including in remote communities, was of course the same for everyone,” a spokesperson told Guardian Australia.

The ALP and Anthony Albanese strode comfortably to a win for the ages in last night's vote count, while Peter Dutton's defeat in Dickson leaves the Liberal Party leaderless and completely at sea.