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The Age
06-05-2025
- Politics
- The Age
Federal election results 2025 LIVE updates: Albanese to give Left an extra ministry; Kooyong Lib hopeful slams party slogan; Tight race in key seats
Go to latest 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. Read the full story here. 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'.
Sydney Morning Herald
06-05-2025
- Politics
- Sydney Morning Herald
Federal election results 2025 LIVE updates: Albanese to give Left an extra ministry; Kooyong Lib hopeful slams party slogan; Tight race in key seats
Go to latest 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. Read the full story here. 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'.
Sydney Morning Herald
05-05-2025
- Politics
- Sydney Morning Herald
Federal election results LIVE: Albanese mulls new cabinet; races tighten across the country
Latest posts Latest posts 6.32am Second vote count begins By Daniel Lo Surdo The Australian Electoral Commission will commence its second count of votes on Tuesday, after counting more votes on election night than it ever has in a single night in Australian electoral history. Electoral Commissioner Jeff Pope said that in the past two and a half days, AEC staff had counted over 14 million first preference House of Representatives ballot papers, and first preferences for over 7 million Senate ballot papers. Today, fresh scrutiny will be applied to the votes that have already been counted. This generally doesn't provide new results, but does ensure the accuracy of votes already counted. More than a dozen electorates remain too close to call, including the seat of Melbourne, held by Greens leader Adam Bandt, and Kooyong, Bradfield, and Goldstein. 6.25am What you need to know By Daniel Lo Surdo Another busy day looms on Tuesday, as the fallout and vote count from Saturday's election resumes. Labor will continue preparation for its second term, with Anthony Albanese expecting to bring MPs together on Friday to determine the composition of his next ministry. The Coalition will unpack where it all went wrong, and turn their minds to appointing a new leader after Peter Dutton lost his seat of Dickson. Here's what you need to know as we start the morning: Anthony Albanese has resumed work in Canberra after Labor's landslide win on Saturday. Albanese spoke to US President Donald Trump on Monday, and confirmed he would attend the G7 summit in Canada next month, at the invitation of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. The fallout of the Liberal Party's crushing election loss will continue, as the party mulls the appointment of its next leader. Angus Taylor, who was shadow treasurer under Peter Dutton, is the early frontrunner for the job, with Sussan Ley and Dan Tehan also contenders. Trump praised Albanese following his re-election on Monday, calling the PM 'very friendly' and telling this masthead that he had 'no idea who the other person is that ran against him'. The Australian Electoral Commission will begin its mandatory second count of all votes today. More than 14 million first preference House of Representatives ballot papers have been counted since polling booths closed on Saturday evening. Greens leader Adam Bandt is confident of retaining his seat of Melbourne, despite facing a serious challenge from Labor candidate Sarah Witty that has left the electorate too close to call. The Greens have conceded defeat in the seats of Griffith and Brisbane, and are in a close contest in the Labor-held seat of Wills. Nationals MP Barnaby Joyce underwent prostate cancer surgery on Monday, one day after revealing his cancer diagnosis.
