Abbie Chatfield breaks down in tears as Anthony Albanese wins the federal election and Peter Dutton is left in the dust with 'no way' of winning

Daily Mail​

03-05-2025

Abbie Chatfield was left in tears on Saturday night as she went on Instagram live to film her real-time reaction to the vote count for the 2025 Federal Election.
The media personality, 29, could be seen crying as she celebrated Peter Dutton falling behind in the polls, telling her followers she was 'so proud of Australians' who gave their support to Anthony Albanese and the Greens.
'This is the most important election of our lives. There are so many things at stake here... This is just so relieving. This is so important for our mental health not living in a country where the majority of people are hateful,' she said.
'I really do believe Australians are intelligent, empathetic people as a whole... It felt like we were American levels of divided, this result has shown we aren't divided.
'We are so lucky to live in the best election system in the whole world.'
As for Greens leader Adam Bandt, who Abbie has been a staunch supporter of, the former reality TV star said she is disappointed the party isn't in the lead, but is happy to see Opposition Leader Peter Dutton falling behind.
'I'm very upset about the Greens situation obviously, but this is—I'm just so proud of Australians for not doing what Americans did,' she said, referencing Donald Trump winning the last US election for presidency.
She went on to say she has been mercilessly 'trolled' by her critics and Liberal supporters in the lead up to the election.
'I've never been trolled harder. I've been trolled to s***. It's been the worst it's ever been. It's all been worth it,' she said.
It comes just hours after Abbie called for her followers to put 'the libs last' on their ballots as she shared a gallery of photos which saw her posing with Greens leader Bandt.
The former reality TV star donned bright green slacks and a white T-shirt to show her support for the party as she took pictures with Bandt.
One photo saw Chatfield sitting on a desk with her arms cross as Bandt slipped on a pair of dark sunglasses and took a seat behind the desk.
In another picture, she posed back to back with Bandt as he donned a serious expression.
The last image in the gallery saw Abbie throwing her hands up and jumping with joy in front of a Greens billboard.
'This is the most important election of our lives. There are so many things at stake here... This is just so relieving. This is so important for our mental health not living in a country where the majority of people are hateful,' she said. Pictured with Greens leader Adam Bandt
'AUSTRALIA YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO!' she captioned the reel.
'PUT GREENS FIRST AND THE LIBS LAST! KEEP DUTTON (the goo) OUT WHILE MAKING LABOR ACT!!
'I AM SO SCARED RN!!!!!!!!! How do u feel rn??'
It comes as Anthony Albanese has won the 2025 Federal Election with a massive swing toward Labor across the country.
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton's own seat of Dickson is in doubt, as are key marginal seat holder Bridget Archer in Bass and Michael Sukkar in Deakin.
Daily Mail Australia was the first major Australian news site to call the result, with political editor Peter van Onselen making the call at 7.40pm.
'There is no way the Coalition can win this election even with just these early numbers,' he said at the time.
'Certainly not with a majority of their own, but even in minority.
'While it is too early to rule in or out the Coalition taking away Labor's majority, one way or the other Anthony Albanese has won this election.
'Even if pre-poll votes see sizeable swings back to the Coalition it won't be enough to overturn an informed prediction that Labor has won this election.'
Follow Daily Mail Australia's live coverage of the Federal Election results.