Larissa Waters won't rule out leadership tilt as Greens claim sole election victory
By Jack McKay
Elizabeth Watson-Brown has claimed Ryan in inner-Brisbane. She's the only Greens MP to retain their seat.
#AustralianFederalElections #AustralianGreens #GovernmentandPolitics #JackMcKay
Breaking: Sussan Ley becomes first woman to lead Liberal Party
By Maani Truu
Sussan Ley will be the new Liberal leader, beating conservative rival Angus Taylor to become the first woman to command the party in its 80-year history.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-13/liberal-party-new-leader-sussan-ley/105285148
#Elections #FederalGovernment #GovernmentandPolitics #AustralianFederalElections #PoliticalPartiesandMovements #MaaniTruu
'Humbled' Mary Aldred takes Monash for Liberals after complex vote count
By Madeleine Stuchbery
The federal Liberal Party will have a new woman in parliament with Mary Aldred claiming Monash after a tight three-way contest in the regional Victorian seat.
#AustralianFederalElections #GovernmentandPolitics #MadeleineStuchbery
Live: PM's new look frontbench to be sworn in at Government House
By Courtney Gould
Anthony Albanese's new look frontbench will be sworn in this morning. Follow live.
#GovernmentandPolitics #FederalGovernment #Parliament #CourtneyGould
Liberal leadership race goes down to the wire as Nats weigh net zero
By Tom Crowley
Nationals Leader David Littleproud has signalled commitments to net zero, like all Coalition policies, are up for debate, prompting some Liberals to question the immediate future of the partnership in opposition.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-13/ley-taylor-down-to-the-wire-for-liberal-leader/105284154
Police investigate fire at UK prime minister's London home
Downing Street thanked emergency services for tackling the fire, which took hold in the early hours of the morning.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-13/attempt-to-set-keir-starmer-s-unit-on-fire/105284776
#Police #DisastersAccidentsandEmergencyIncidents #Fires #Arson #Crime #LawCrimeandJustice #WorldPolitics #GovernmentandPolitics
'It was just gratuitous': Ed Husic's swipe at Labor's reshuffle
By Jason Whittaker
Ed Husic says dumping attorney-general Mark Dreyfus was "gratuitous" and denied him dignity, in a new swipe at his party's factional frontbench carve-up.
Littleproud remains as Nationals leader, seeing off Canavan challenge
By Tom Crowley
David Littleproud will continue as federal leader of the Nationals after a party room vote in Canberra, seeing off a challenge from his colleague Matt Canavan.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-12/littleproud-remains-as-nationals-leader/105282850
#FederalGovernment #GovernmentandPolitics #NationalPartyofAustralia #AustralianFederalElections #TomCrowley
Rowland to become attorney-general on Albanese's new-look frontbench
By Maani Truu
While most high-profile ministers will remain in their roles, the prime minister has swapped around some key portfolios after Labor's landslide election victory.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-12/labor-anthony-albanese-unveils-new-ministry/105280774
#Elections #FederalGovernment #GovernmentandPolitics #AustralianFederalElections #MaaniTruu
China accused of foreign interference in Solomon Islands
By Stephen Dziedzic and Chrisnrita Aumanu-Leong
China's embassy in the Solomon Islands becomes embroiled in a foreign interference controversy after allegedly forcing a newly appointed minister in the Pacific island nation to quit an international group.
#WorldPolitics #GovernmentandPolitics #ForeignAffairs #LawCrimeandJustice #TerritorialDisputes #StephenDziedzic #ChrisnritaAumanuLeong
Live: Nationals in Canberra to pick leader as Canavan challenges Littleproud
By Joshua Boscaini
National Party members arrive in Canberra to decide the party's leader moving forward, with current leader David Littleproud facing a challenge from Senator Matt Canavan.
The Coalition has a young person problem
By Shalailah Medhora
Post-election analysis showed back in 2022 that the conservative side of politics was failing to attract younger voters. Why didn't it heed the warnings?
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-12/the-coalition-has-a-young-person-problem/105276642
#Elections #AustralianFederalElections #PoliticalPartiesandMovements #GovernmentandPolitics #LiberalPartyofAustralia #NationalPartyofAustralia #ShalailahMedhora
Zelenskyy agrees to meet Putin face-to-face for Ukraine war talks
By Thomas Morgan
The Ukrainian president says he will travel to Türkiye this week to meet his Russian counterpart, hours after Donald Trump said he was beginning to doubt Ukraine wanted to end the war.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-12/zelenskyy-says-hes-willing-to-meet-putin-this-week/105280248
#UnrestConflictandWar #WorldPolitics #TerritorialDisputes #DefenceandNationalSecurity #GovernmentandPolitics #ThomasMorgan
Dumped cabinet minister says speaking out on Gaza partly to blame for his demotion
By Jake Evans
Dumped cabinet minister Ed Husic says his decision to speak out on the conflict in Gaza was partly to blame for him being dropped from the frontbench, while also lashing Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles as a political "assassin".
#ALP #FederalGovernment #GovernmentandPolitics #Elections #JakeEvans
Richard Dennis, The Australian Institute, talks about the new Labor government
https://youtu.be/MQJZJuNau64?si=W9OVLGGEPhWaX1kk
#Australia #GovernmentandPolitics
#FederalGovernment
#FederalElections2025
#AusPol
Ley's leadership push met with mixed response in home electorate
By Alice Walker, Rachel Holdsworth, and Sarah Krieg
Sussan Ley hopes to be the first female leader of the Liberal Party. But can she afford to take her eye off her electorate in the process?
#PoliticalLeadership #RegionalCommunities #AustralianFederalElections #GovernmentandPolitics #AliceWalker #RachelHoldsworth # #SarahKrieg
Ali France's election means she's now part of a small group of MPs
By Nas Campanella
Ali France's election win over Peter Dutton isn't just a positive for Anthony Albanese and Labor — it's also big for the disability community, writes Nas Campanella.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-11/ali-france-peter-dutton-dickson-disability-analysis/105257586
#GovernmentandPolitics #PeopleWithDisability #Disabilities #FederalParliament #NasCampanella
These voters changed their vote this election. Some for the first time
By Ahmed Yussuf
Labor recorded a landslide victory in last Saturday's federal election, while the Coalition and Greens lost seats in the House of Representatives. Here's how some Australians changed their vote, some for the first time.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-11/australians-changed-vote-federal-election/105272214
#Elections #AustralianFederalElections #Voting #GovernmentandPolitics #AhmedYussuf
Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price warned against more 'surprise' moves
By Lillian Rangiah
NT Labor claims Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price's defection is driven by "ego", while a long-time politics watcher labels the move a "considerable gamble".
#AustralianFederalElections #GovernmentandPolitics #CountryLiberalPartyNT #LiberalPartyofAustralia #NationalPartyofAustralia #LillianRangiah
Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price warned against more 'surprise' moves
By Lillian Rangiah
NT Labor claims Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price's defection is driven by "ego", while a long-time politics watcher labels the move a "considerable gamble".
#AustralianFederalElections #GovernmentandPolitics #CountryLiberalPartyNT #LiberalPartyofAustralia #NationalPartyofAustralia #LillianRangiah
