Federal election results 2025 LIVE updates: Albanese to give Left an extra ministry; Kooyong Lib hopeful slams party slogan; Tight race in key seats
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What you need to know
By Daniel Lo Surdo
We're set for another busy day, as the fallout and counting from Saturday's election continues.
Labor will resume preparations for its second term, ahead of an expected caucus meeting in Canberra later this week. The Coalition will plan for another three years in opposition, with the appointment of a new leader atop its agenda.
Here's what else you need to know as we start the morning:
The Australian Electoral Commission will continue its vote count as the composition of the next federal parliament becomes increasingly clear. The seats of Wills and Franklin were both called in Labor's favour yesterday, while Liberal Tim Wilson claimed Goldstein from teal incumbent Zoe Daniel, three years since the independent won the Melbourne seat from Wilson.
Greens leader Adam Bandt is among the political hopefuls nervously waiting for votes to be counted. He is facing a serious challenge in Melbourne from Labor challenger Sarah Witty, while teal candidates Monique Ryan and Nicolette Boele both face tight races in Kooyong and Bradfield, respectively.
The Nationals Party is set for a leadership reshuffle, as deputy leader Perin Davey faces an uphill battle to be re-elected in the Senate. Davey said she was 'shattered' by her looming defeat, which she blamed on elector discontent with the Liberals, rather than the junior Coalition party.
US President Donald Trump met with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in the White House overnight. Carney addressed Trump's interest in making Canada the 51st US state, telling Trump in an amicable discussion that Canada 'won't be for sale ever'.
6.24am
Left poised to get new ministry
By David Crowe and James Massola
The Labor Left is poised to gain a key place in the federal ministry after winning up to a dozen seats at the election, taking a prized position vacated by former party leader Bill Shorten and extending its influence in government.
The moves depend on the final election tally, with many seats still in doubt, but have already triggered concerns in the party's Right faction about the limited options for promotion into the ministry and cabinet.
Albanese will convene a caucus meeting in Parliament House on Friday to mark the historic election victory land formalise the vote on ministry membership.
The caucus will increase from 103 members and senators to at least 110 and as many as 121.
The Labor Left will add more members to the caucus than the Right.
Incoming Tasmanian MP Rebecca White, a former state opposition leader, is seen as a likely appointment to the ministry in the Left faction vote. The other leading candidates are Ged Kearney, a former president of the ACTU, and Jess Walsh, an economist and former union official.
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6.23am
What you need to know
By Daniel Lo Surdo
We're set for another busy day, as the fallout and counting from Saturday's election continues.
Labor will resume preparations for its second term, ahead of an expected caucus meeting in Canberra later this week. The Coalition will plan for another three years in opposition, with the appointment of a new leader atop its agenda.
Here's what else you need to know as we start the morning:
The Australian Electoral Commission will continue its vote count as the composition of the next federal parliament becomes increasingly clear. The seats of Wills and Franklin were both called in Labor's favour yesterday, while Liberal Tim Wilson claimed Goldstein from teal incumbent Zoe Daniel, three years since the independent won the Melbourne seat from Wilson.
Greens leader Adam Bandt is among the political hopefuls nervously waiting for votes to be counted. He is facing a serious challenge in Melbourne from Labor challenger Sarah Witty, while teal candidates Monique Ryan and Nicolette Boele both face tight races in Kooyong and Bradfield, respectively.
The Nationals Party is set for a leadership reshuffle, as deputy leader Perin Davey faces an uphill battle to be re-elected in the Senate. Davey said she was 'shattered' by her looming defeat, which she blamed on elector discontent with the Liberals, rather than the junior Coalition party.
US President Donald Trump met with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in the White House overnight. Carney addressed Trump's interest in making Canada the 51st US state, telling Trump in an amicable discussion that Canada 'won't be for sale ever'.
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