Completely no shock right here, however Anthony Albanese has acquired his Medicare card right here tonight.
This card isn’t Labor crimson or Liberal blue, it’s inexperienced and gold. It’s a declaration of our nationwide values in our nationwide colors. Medicare belongs to all Australians.
Albanese guarantees:
Labor will govern for each Australian.
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n It’s unclear how this may translate into seats given the rise within the variety of electorates which might be three-way contests, moderately than coming right down to a battle between Labor and the Coalition. Pollster Shaun Ratcliff instructed Guardian Australia that the newest polls present the Coalition “going backwards” in a collection of key seats he has been monitoring, after preliminary polls in February had the Coalition forward.
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You could find extra granular breakdowns of the polls, together with by demography, on our monitoring web page.
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Somewhat further afield, Australians have already voted, Emily Wind reports:
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In the leadup to election day, Australians have cast their ballots in a number of remote locations and even from overseas – but none as far south as the 100-odd expeditioners currently working in Antarctica.
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Expeditioners working at Australia’s Antarctic and sub-Antarctic stations were able to cast their vote by telephone – a process typically reserved for voters who are blind or have low vision – with no physical ballot booth setup this year.
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Voting opened on 22 April, with expeditioners able to vote early or on election day. But, unlike others, they won’t be fined if they do not vote, according to the Australian Electoral Commission.
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The AEC says Australians travelling to work in Antarctica need to register as an Antarctic elector before leaving the country – with “Antarctic” including the Australian Antarctic Territory, the Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Macquarie Island, and a ship at sea in transit to or from Antarctica.
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Arrangements were put in place for expeditioners on the RSV Nuyina in case it arrived back later than scheduled (on 2 May, the day before the election).
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It is just past 8am here in Sydney, and the polling booths are officially open!
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Voters can lodge their ballots between 8am to 6pm today.
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For a refresher on when, where and how to vote, here is our 2025 voting guide with everything you need to know.
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Key occasions
Luca Ittimani
Jane Hume acknowledged “similarities” between 2025 and 2022 defeats
Jane Hume has acknowledged there have been “some similarities” between the problems the Coalition confronted in 2025 and 2022, as main Liberals focus on what comes subsequent for his or her occasion.
Hume instructed Channel Seven she would return to the assessment she co-authored of the Coalition’s 2022 election defeat on Sunday:
The very first thing I will probably be doing tomorrow goes by that election assessment. … We are going to see what it was that we advisable after the final election and see how a lot of that had been carried out this election. As a result of there are some similarities, I can see.”
The senator was requested if she would make a run for the Home of Consultant to go for the Liberal management, and joked: “What seat?”
Michaelia Money, the Coalition’s chief within the Senate, had a extra solemn plan for a way she would spend her Sunday:
Let me inform you what’s going to occur tomorrow. I’ll name candidates [and] thank folks for working their guts out as a result of they misplaced tonight. That isn’t an awesome feeling for them. I gained’t be specializing in what will be taking place within the Liberal Social gathering within the weeks to return. I’m going to deal with the individuals who matter to us as Liberals now.
Kevin Bonham
An early take a look at the Senate. The rely is rarely very superior on the night time and it isn’t advisable to learn an excessive amount of into the numbers there, however projecting off the Home of Reps swings might be helpful in getting some concept.
In Tasmania the swing is so excessive as to push the Liberals properly under two quotas although at current they need to decide up sufficient because the rely goes on to carry on – however not by a lot.
In the meanwhile Jacqui Lambie leads Lee Hanson for what would then be the ultimate seat, however it isn’t but a big lead.
In South Australia and NSW if the present swings movement by to the Senate, One Nation needs to be properly positioned for the ultimate place, whereas in Victoria there could also be a contest between One Nation and Legalise Hashish.
In WA it’s too early to say and in Queensland for the time being it appears just like the anticipated 2 Labor, 2 LNP, One Nation and Greens.
Within the ACT, David Pocock is romping into the lead however Labor isn’t in any hassle holding off the Liberals for the opposite seat.
Nick Evershed
Right here’s a listing of the seats which might be predicted to alter arms to date – for sure, they’re all ALP good points from the Coalition:
Hughes, NSW
Bonner, QLD
Dickson, QLD
Leichhardt, QLD
Petrie, QLD
Sturt, SA
Bass, TAS
Braddon, TAS
And a chart of the seat distinction:
Albanese takes a little bit of a stab on the Coalition, as he finally ends up, saying Labor hasn’t needed to “copy” its insurance policies from abroad.
Australians have chosen the Australian Labor occasion as their authorities. Our authorities will select the Australian means, as a result of we’re pleased with who we’re and all that we’ve constructed collectively on this nation. We don’t have to beg or borrow or copy from wherever else.
Whereas I’m certain the partying will proceed into the night time, Albanese guarantees the work to “construct Australia’s future” will start tomorrow.
Ending his victory speech, he says:
Tomorrow, we dedicate ourselves to your service. We renew the nice duty and the chance of presidency and with pleasure and objective, optimism and dedication, with religion within the honest go and religion in one another, we return to the work of constructing Australia’s future. Thanks all.
Albanese throws his arms up within the air once more with Jodie and Nathan and walks off the stage with screams and cheers from the group.
The thank yous definitely aren’t carried out but – Albanese thanks Labor rank and file members, and “the mighty commerce union motion of Australia” (that will get an enormous cheer).
The Labor occasion nationwide secretary, Paul Erickson, who Albanese says simply grew to become a dad in the course of the marketing campaign, will get an enormous shoutout. Albanese additionally thanks his workforce, led by Tim Gartrell.
Final however not least, to his household, Albanese begins with Nathan, and he too, turns into emotional.
To my son, Nathan. Who’s grown right into a nice younger man who I’m simply so pleased with, thanks.
He offers Nathan an enormous hug, after which thanks Jodie.
I’m so grateful on your assist, your friendship and your love.
PM thanks workforce and ‘Labor candidates in each seat’
On to thank yous, and there are a lot of, Albanese begins together with his deputy, Richard Marles.
He then thanks Penny Wong (who will get extra shouts of “Penny! Penny!”).
My superb Labor caucus … which, once you take a look at it throughout the benches, it’s consultant of the Australian folks. I acknowledge all of our implausible Labor candidates in each seat, who put up their hand, gave up their time for our trigger and their group.
He then offers a particular shoutout to Ali France, who has unseated the Liberal chief, Peter Dutton.
He additionally thanks his constituents, the voters in Grayndler.
From Lilyfield, Leichhardt, all the best way [to] right here. I’m sorry however I gained’t be shifting again for a short time.
It’s an unimaginable privilege to serve a group that you simply love and I do adore it.
Completely no shock right here, however Anthony Albanese has acquired his Medicare card right here tonight.
This card isn’t Labor crimson or Liberal blue, it’s inexperienced and gold. It’s a declaration of our nationwide values in our nationwide colors. Medicare belongs to all Australians.
Albanese guarantees:
Labor will govern for each Australian.
Albanese says Australians need ‘the safety of a roof over their head’
To Labor’s staple insurance policies, Albanese says Australians desire a “honest go”.
Australians who desire a honest go at work, honest wages, honest wages for his or her work and the precise to disconnect when they’re carried out with work. Each Australian who deserves the safety of a roof over their head or goals of proudly owning their very own residence, each girl who desires her contribution to our economic system and society to be valued equally.
Albanese mentions cheaper childcare, the NDIS and free Tafe as key insurance policies Labor will proceed to assist.
He provides that the nation desires to see local weather motion and renewable vitality.
‘We’re all Australians,’ Albanese says
Albanese says all Australians belong “regardless of who you voted for”, and implores everybody to mirror on what we “have in widespread”.
Irrespective of who you voted for, regardless of the place you reside, regardless of the way you worship or who you like, whether or not you belong to a tradition that has identified and cared for this nice continent for 65,000 years or you will have chosen our nation as your private home and enriched our society along with your contribution, we’re all Australians.
Albanese says he gained’t take the win as a right, and guarantees he’ll be again to work “tomorrow”.
From tomorrow, tomorrow, again at work. Possibly not everybody right here. And that’s most likely for the perfect. We take out this process, with new hope, new confidence and new dedication.
He says Australia is “turning a nook” and provides that there will probably be “nobody left behind” – a staple line of the 2022 and 2025 campaigns.
Albanese stops Labor supporters from booing Peter Dutton
Anthony Albanese says Australians have chosen the “Australian means” within the face of challenges globally.
Australians have chosen to face international challenges the Australian means, taking care of one another whereas constructing for the long run. And to serve these values, meet these challenges, these alternatives, and construct that higher and stronger future, Australians have chosen a majority Labor authorities.
As he takes a sip of water, the group shouts “Albo! Albo! Albo!” and he quips, “I feel Australians have gotten the title!”
Albanese says he’s spoken to Peter Dutton and needs him and his household the perfect. A couple of within the crowd attempt to boo, however Albanese shortly places a cease to it.
What we do in Australia is we deal with folks with respect. I thank Peter for his beneficiant phrases on the finish of what has been a really hard-fought marketing campaign.
There’s raucous applause and cheering for Anthony Albanese as he will get on stage.
He throws his arms up together with his fiancee, Jodie, son, Nathan, and Penny Wong.
Serving as your prime minister is the best honour of my life. And it’s with a deep sense of humility and a profound sense of duty that the very first thing that I do tonight is to say thanks to the folks of Australia for the possibility to proceed to serve the perfect nation on Earth. And I acknowledge the standard homeowners of the land on which we stand.
That final sentence will get an enormous shout from the group. He continues:
And I pay my respects to elders previous, current and rising at this time and daily.
He says the Labor values are equity, aspiration and alternative.
‘Tonight we begin the brand new chapter’, Wong says
Penny Wong thanks all of the volunteers and “believers”.
Associates, three years in the past the Australian folks made a collective determination, to show the web page and write a brand new future for ourselves. Tonight … collectively we begin the brand new chapter. We are going to write this subsequent chapter so all Australians are a part of our nation’s story.
Wong takes a thinly veiled stab at Peter Dutton’s assaults of Anthony Albanese as a “weak” chief.
Wong says Albanese reveals “actual energy”.
A frontrunner with a conviction that builds Australia’s future. Associates, some would possibly wish to mimic the worst of different international locations, Albo at all times backs what’s greatest about our nation.
Penny Wong appears very glad as crowds chant “Penny! Penny!” at Labor HQ.
She begins: “Thanks for believing in Labor! Thanks for believing within the energy of this nice nation.”
Tonight’s consequence couldn’t have gone significantly better for Labor. Wong says Australia is a nation of “braveness and kindness”.
From the oldest persevering with civilisation on the planet, and I acknowledge the standard homeowners, mates, we love this nation.
ABC calls seat of Braddon for Labor
It looks like Anthony Albanese and Anne Urquhart’s gamble has paid off, as a result of the ABC is looking the seat of Braddon for Labor.
The ABC says there’s been a 15% two-party swing to Labor within the seat, which was gained on the final election by the Liberal occasion on an 8% margin.
Antony Inexperienced says the Labor candidate Rebecca White has retained the seat of Lyons for Labor, from the retiring Labor MP Brian Mitchell.
It’s been an enormous night time, and a stunning one for a lot of.
There’s additionally been an enormous quantity of content material right here, so to wrap up the details of what we’ve seen tonight, right here’s the fabulous Matilda Boseley:
James McGrath warns in opposition to following Trump
The Liberals may have a full postmortem within the coming days and weeks, however many within the occasion have spoken tonight in regards to the affect Donald Trump has had.
McGrath says it will be “harmful” for the Coalition to carry comparable positions to the Trump administration.
It will be harmful for my occasion, and I communicate as a Ronald Reagan Republican and a George Bush Republican, chatting with Donald Trump’s positions. We’re a free-trade occasion and pro-Ukraine and we must always proceed to be centre-right.
We should resist that path deal with the place center Australia is.
McGrath is requested what the assessment ought to take a look at, however he’s reluctant to say.
He says, “I’m hurting”, that it’s been a “bruising” consequence, and doesn’t wish to make “advert hoc feedback” on what did and didn’t work in the course of the election.
It’s about ensuring conventional centre proper values, conventional conservative values enchantment to the trendy nation.
Luca Ittimani
Michaelia Money says Dutton’s defeat in Dickson ‘an awesome loss’
Liberal frontbencher Michaelia Money has paid tribute to Peter Dutton after he spoke, conceding defeat on the federal election and in his personal seat of Dickson:
Money held out hope Dutton would maintain his seat of Dickson however mentioned his potential defeat was “an awesome loss”:
As you’d count on from an awesome chief, that was an awesome speech. What I favored about Peter was there was no bitterness, no recrimination, however greater than that he regarded on the Australian folks, regarded on the Liberal occasion and the individuals who voted for us specifically and mentioned, ‘I take full duty’. That, to me, defines the management of Peter Dutton. That may be a true chief. And I feel it’s a nice loss for us.
Kevin Bonham
Early WA outcomes coming in and a few messy seats of curiosity in Victoria
The earliest cubicles from Western Australia are beginning to are available in, however this appears like being one other election the place the West arrives on the rely when the occasion is already over. The early swings there are backwards and forwards and don’t counsel quite a lot of seats will change arms.
Nationwide Labor has already made many extra good points than it has seats in danger and so the federal government is heading for a much-increased majority.
There are a couple of messy seats of curiosity, one being Calwell the place Labor’s Basem Abdo (changing Maria Vamvakinou) has a double-digit swing in opposition to the occasion on the first vote and the previous Hume mayor Carly Moore might overtake the Liberal candidate and be a menace off (presently) 14.5% of the vote.
In Monash, there’s a protracted approach to go to see whether or not the unbiased Deb Leonard could make the ultimate two, through which case the Liberal main for Mary Aldred is low.
