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Who will replace Peter Dutton as the Liberals’ leader?

Dutton suffered the ignominy of becoming the first opposition leader to lose his seat on Saturday night.

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Shadow treasurer Angus Taylor, deputy Liberal leader Sussan Ley and coalition frontbenchers Dan Tehan and Andrew Hastie are considered front runners for the Liberal Party’s top job.

Seats down to the wire as counts continue to come in

Remaining seats in the 2025 federal election are inching closer to being called.

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Several marginal seats are on a knife edge, including the pivotal Melbourne electorate of Goldstein and others in Labor’s stronghold of Western Australia.

Australia votes: The election in photos

Australia takes the polls in a historic 2025 federal election.

Who is the woman who unseated Peter Dutton?

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Ali France, the woman who unseated the leader of the opposition to take out the seat of Dickson in Queensland.

‘Thank you for the chance to serve’: Albo tears up as he leads Labor to resounding win

Anthony Albanese claims victory.

Pauline Hanson and One Nation expected to give Coalition huge leg-up

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Pauline and Lee Hanson in Hobart.