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Teal seats on knife edge as Liberals pick up pieces

Teal seats on knife edge as Liberals pick up pieces

Kooyong is back hanging in the balance, with teal Monique Ryan acknowledging she could lose the high-profile seat to Liberal challenger Amelia Hamer.

Romania's far-right Simion wins first round of election

Romania's far-right Simion wins first round of election

Romania's far-right Simion wins first round of election

Romania's far-right Simion wins first round of election

Hard-right nationalist George Simion has secured a decisive win in the first round of Romania’s presidential election redo.

Go get tested: Barnaby Joyce reveals cancer diagnosis

Go get tested: Barnaby Joyce reveals cancer diagnosis

Go get tested: Barnaby Joyce reveals cancer diagnosis

Go get tested: Barnaby Joyce reveals cancer diagnosis

Federal Nationals MP Barnaby Joyce has revealed he will undergo surgery after being diagnosed with prostate cancer.

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Albanese and UK PM Starmer discuss AUKUS submarine plan

Albanese and UK PM Starmer discuss AUKUS submarine plan

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will soon dispatch a top defence adviser to Australia to discuss the AUKUS submarine program.

Japan, China trade airspace violation accusations

Japan, China trade airspace violation accusations

Japan and China have both lodged protests about airspace violations around the Japanese-controlled East China Sea islands, which Beijing also claims.

Albanese takes victory lap after Labor landslide

Albanese takes victory lap after Labor landslide

Anthony Albanese has thanked supporters after the prime minister secured a second term in leading the nation with expanded ranks of Labor MPs.

'Alban-easy', PM basks in afterglow of election victory

'Alban-easy', PM basks in afterglow of election victory

Scooping gelato and sipping coffee with locals: the prime minister has continued typical campaign tasks without the weight of an election on his shoulders.

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Support surge for teals despite vilification campaign

Support surge for teals despite vilification campaign

Support surge for teals despite vilification campaign

Support surge for teals despite vilification campaign

A large cross bench is set to return to parliament after voters abandoned the Liberals, with a surge of support for independents over the two major parties.

Coalition look to pick up pieces after election blowout

Coalition look to pick up pieces after election blowout

Coalition look to pick up pieces after election blowout

Coalition look to pick up pieces after election blowout

The search is on for a new Liberal leader after Peter Dutton lost his seat, as the coalition comes to terms with its devastating whitewash at the ballot box.

Labor to increase Senate numbers after landslide win

Labor to increase Senate numbers after landslide win

Labor to increase Senate numbers after landslide win

Labor to increase Senate numbers after landslide win

Labor is set to pick up three more seats in the Senate, paving the way for an easier path to passing laws through the upper house.

Overseas rates decision to dominate domestic chatter

Overseas rates decision to dominate domestic chatter

Overseas rates decision to dominate domestic chatter

Overseas rates decision to dominate domestic chatter

Australian investors and markets will keenly monitor how Donald Trump's tariffs impact the US Federal Reserve's outlook for future interest rate cuts.

World leaders congratulate 'Albo' on Labor's victory

World leaders congratulate 'Albo' on Labor's victory

World leaders congratulate 'Albo' on Labor's victory

World leaders congratulate 'Albo' on Labor's victory

World leaders have sent Prime Minister Anthony Albanese messages of congratulations after Labor's re-election.

Singapore's long-ruling party on track to win election

Singapore's long-ruling party on track to win election

Singapore's long-ruling party on track to win election

Singapore's long-ruling party on track to win election

Preliminary vote counting shows the long-ruling People’s Action Party has won another landslide in Singapore's general election.

Nationals likely to hold all seats as Liberals smashed

Nationals likely to hold all seats as Liberals smashed

Nationals likely to hold all seats as Liberals smashed

Nationals likely to hold all seats as Liberals smashed

The junior coalition partner has retained its seats and took large chunks out of Labor's margins in others, largely weathering a Liberal Party wipeout.

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Albanese laps up Labor landslide as voters dump Dutton

Anthony Albanese has claimed an emphatic win in the federal election with Labor forging a bigger majority for its second term.

'Devastated', rudderless Liberals mourn historic defeat

The mood was dire in Liberal HQ as Peter Dutton became the first opposition leader to lose his seat in a federal election.

State pulls rug out from Liberals as Labor gain swing

The coalition could be left with as few as seven seats in the nation's second-largest state after voters swung further behind Labor.

Tears, elation, disbelief as Albanese thanks faithful

Labor party faithful couldn't contain their joy, bursting into tears and chanting the prime minister’s name as Anthony Albanese claims victory.

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Vote closes in Singapore as government seeks bigger win

Singapore's new leader faces his first test of support in charge of the People’s Action Party, which is expected to extend its decades-long dominance.

Australia finds out who will be the next prime minister

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been declared the winner of Australia's federal election after a campaign fought on living costs, health and housing.

Polls close on election day as Australians await winner

Millions of Australians have cast their votes in the federal election, with polls closed in the eastern states and counting soon under way.

For good or bad, election history awaits Peter Dutton

After starting election day in Melbourne, Peter Dutton voted in his Brisbane seat of Dickson, where he faces a stern test from Labor's Ali France.

'This is my hood': PM casts vote as nation decides fate

Anthony Albanese has joined millions of Australians and submitted his ballot with mere hours until the count begins to decide who forms the next government.

'Happy voting': country bake sales warm up rural voters

Country voters have been rewarded with bake sale classics like sponge cakes with lashings of fresh whipped cream, caramel fudge and piping hot pumpkin soup.

The sitcom absurdity of the federal election battle

Fuel pumps, a fall and a football gone astray were just a few of the scenes that made up a month of campaign inanity.

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